Optical 29 Jan 2008

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2008 - 12:49:34 UTC

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    Observations 29 Jan 2008:
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    MINTRON low light level CCD surveillance camera (0.005 lux typical
    in non integration mode) and 0.00005 lux in STARLIGHT mode with 128
    frame integration.
    
    Used with 6 inch f/2.7 reflector,integrating for 128  frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 seconds per image.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude  33.94058 deg S,
    Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
    
    
    For CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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    90013 03 564A   0433 G 20080129182441000 56 15 0607226+133047 39  +080 05
    90013 03 564A   0433 G 20080129182820000 56 15 0611007+133227 39  +080 05
    90048 05 605B   0433 G 20080129184148400 56 15 0524198+071350 39  +110 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20080129184250500 56 15 0522362+065947 39  +101 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20080129184701700 56 15 0526481+070120 39  +101 05
    90003 99 503A   0433 G 20080129190457300 56 15 0131516+074538 39  +125 05
    90003 99 503A   0433 G 20080129190801600 56 15 0134475+075724 39  +125 05
    90043 05 835A   0433 G 20080129191940500 56 15 0257278+054634 39  +115 05
    90043 05 835A   0433 G 20080129192612200 56 15 0303590+055026 39  +115 05
    90034 05 835A   0433 G 20080129194833700 56 15 0623208+094936 39  +110 05
    90034 05 835A   0433 G 20080129201934800 56 15 0654289+102156 39  +110 05
    90035 05 625A   0433 G 20080129205540700 56 15 0950526+051342 39  +106 05
    90035 05 625A   0433 G 20080129210136500 56 15 0956493+051329 39  +106 05
    90038 05 638B   0433 G 20080129211845800 56 15 1103019+044340 39  +100 05
    90038 05 638B   0433 G 20080129212210300 56 15 1106272+044127 39  +100 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20080129213219900 56 15 1121240+060814 39  +105 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20080129213848000 56 15 1127539+060536 39  +105 05
    
    Strays seen:
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    SL-8 R/B variable
    10591 78 005J   0433 G 20080129183117000 56 15 0520331+065813 39  +070 05
    SL-8 R/B steady
    11668 80 003B   0433 G 20080129190112600 56 15 0125467+074900 39  +065 05
    TSX-5 steady
    26374 00 030A   0433 G 20080129193550700 56 15 0343363+074515 39  +070 05
    Eurobird 9 geostationary
    24665 96 067A   0433 G 20080129194253200 56 15 0447063+052658 39  +130 05
    Intelsat 904
    27380 02 007A   0433 G 20080129205540700 56 15 0950058+051920 39  +106 05
    Inmarsat 4F1 geostationary
    28628 05 009A   0433 G 20080129211150900 56 15 1023197+042950 39  +100 05
    Inmarsat 3F1 geostationary
    23839 96 020A   0433 G 20080129211513200 56 15 1029161+052359 39  +118 05
    Intelsat 906 geostationary
    27513 02 041A   0433 G 20080129211414300 56 15 1026499+051753 39  +105 05
    Intelsat 4 geostationary
    23636 95 040A   0433 G 20080129212436600 56 15 1111025+051113 39  +105 05
    Raduga 2 geostationary
    09416 76 092A   0433 G 20080129213219900 56 15 1121012+055558 39  +120 05
    Gsat 3 geostationary
    28417 04 036A   0433 G 20080129214138300 56 15 1136180+050610 39  +110 05
    Kalpana geostationary
    27525 02 043A   0433 G 20080129214138300 56 15 1136412+051502 39  +120 05
    Insat 3C geostationary
    27298 02 002A   0433 G 20080129214138300 56 15 1136580+051330 39  +115 05
    Atlantic Bird 1 geostationary
    27508 02 040A   0433 G 20080129215612000 56 15 0523347+052042 39  +125 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Gsat,Kalpana and Insat 3C have a problem. Predictions show 4 objects
        in a close cluster- I only see three so not sure which is which or
        what is missing.
    
    (2)For the past few weeks I have been doing a radio survey of the Clarke belt
         above my location and identifying satellites against transmissions heard in
         the L-Band and S-band sections of the radio spectrum. Most of my optical
         observing for the next few weeks will be concentrated on these objects .
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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