Optical 17 Jan 2011 part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Wed Jan 19 2011 - 12:10:45 UTC

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    Observations 17 JAN 2011
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
    together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
    Generally the DSI Pro II camera will be used for high altitude
    slow moving objects. Tests seem to indicate that its sensitivity
    is comparable to the MINTRON ( possibly better) but as its not
    possible (?) to time stamp to better than 1 second accuracy the
    time resolution is not good enough for LEO objects.
    
    (1) 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens fitted to 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.
    Image integrated for 2.56 seconds but exposure depends on sky background
    brightness. Field of view 2.5 x 1.9 degrees and showing about mag +12
    stars in "real time".
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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    ATEX variable
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20110117210951200 56 15 1809457-745940 39  +060 05
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20110117211020200 56 15 1756125-790212 39  +065 05
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20110117211052200 56 15 1708203-841506 39  +070 05
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20110117211126200 56 15 1001318-864701 39  +050 05
    25615 98 055C   0433 F 20110117211210300 56 15 0724140-743717 39  +040 05
    90070
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20110117211556900 56 15 0803137-173609 39  +050 05
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20110117211717500 56 15 0808577-171407 39  +050 05
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20110117211847700 56 15 0815136-164826 39  +050 05
    90070 06 829A   0433 F 20110117212000700 56 15 0820049-162714 39  +050 05
    USA 179 SDS-3F4 steady
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20110117212404800 56 15 1158129-452254 39  +065 05
    28384 04 034A   0433 F 20110117212413700 56 15 1206000-453511 39  +065 05
    DMSP-F2 variable
    10033 77 044A   0433 F 20110117212716600 56 15 1432219-560338 39  +045 05
    10033 77 044A   0433 F 20110117212744600 56 15 1407147-560942 39  +045 05
    10033 77 044A   0433 F 20110117212840000 56 15 1307263-544333 39  +040 05
    90083 steady
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20110117213027200 56 15 0408308+004905 39  +065 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20110117213218200 56 15 0412321-030902 39  +065 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20110117213342500 56 15 0415594-064226 39  +065 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 F 20110117213544400 56 15 0421378-124816 39  +065 05
    NOSS 2-3(A) variable
    23893 96 029A   0433 F 20110117213708300 56 15 0034058-771009 39  +085 05
    23893 96 029A   0433 F 20110117213748900 56 15 0135508-790605 39  +080 05
    23893 96 029A   0433 F 20110117213934900 56 15 0517009-783025 39  +075 05
    MSX steady
    23851 96 024A   0433 F 20110117215625900 56 15 2040335-752541 39  +045 05
    23851 96 024A   0433 F 20110117215655500 56 15 2155170-765834 39  +040 05
    23851 96 024A   0433 F 20110117215731400 56 15 2352356-761538 39  +035 05
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
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    COSMOS 1797 variable
    17141 86 092D   0433 F 20110117185843800 56 15 2207113-542328 39  +075 05
    COSMOS 1939 steady
    19045 88 032A   0433 F 20110117191301100 56 15 1132379-442637 39  +040 05
    SL-8 R/B variable
    31798 07 030B   0433 F 20110117192041800 56 15 1351575-754147 39  +075 05
    SL8-R/B variable
    36520 10 017B   0433 F 20110117193910800 56 15 0126186-024416 39  +050 05
    DELTA 2 R/B  steady
    20362 89 097B   0433 F 20110117195557300 56 15 2341080-083538 39  +040 05
    SL-3 R/B steady
    05918 72 022B   0433 F 20110117203243600 56 15 0034484-113309 39  +055 05
    SL-16 R/B steady
    31793 07 029B   0433 F 20110117212657000 56 15 1435157-544415 39  +035 05
    COSMOS 2455 steady - bad elements ? 10 sec out on 8 day elements
    36095 09 063A   0433 F 20110117215753400 56 15 0113061-712120 39  +025 05
    
    NOTES:
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    Thats all.
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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