Observations 04 June 2005:
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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 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens and easily showing 12th
magnitude stars.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S,
Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
Update:
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Re Unknown 91032 as reported below.
91032 05 155LEO 0433 F 20050604181521800 56 15 1003555+115322 39 +040 05
91032 05 155LEO 0433 F 20050604181523700 56 15 1004300+113408 39 +040 05
91032 05 155LEO 0433 F 20050604181525500 56 15 1004597+111518 39 +040 05
Identified by Ted as Noss 3-2(C) #28097. Thanks Ted. Was my fault - I had
not added the LEO satellites in CLASSFD.TLE to my element database :-((
so #91032 is now considered decayed.
Part 2: 4 June 2005
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For CLASSFD.TLE:
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90034 05 592A 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1420121+061319 39 +110 05
27721 03 012B 0433 F 20050604190100400 56 15 0941522+044236 39 +105 05
27721 03 012B 0433 F 20050604190154800 56 15 0942461+044138 39 +105 05
27721 03 012B 0433 F 20050604190518000 56 15 0946135+044009 39 +105 05
Commercial geostationaries:
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INTELSAT 902
26900 01 039A 0433 F 20050604173419400 56 15 1456469+051359 39 +100 05
INSAT 1C - variable - long cycle, maximum brightness +9
19330 88 063A 0433 F 20050604173419400 56 15 1456567+045832 39 +090 05
DFH-32
24798 97 021A 0433 F 20050604175703000 56 15 1245438+065457 39 +120 05
ASTRA 2A
25462 98 050A 0433 F 20050604180336800 56 15 1254278+052609 39 +090 05
25462 98 050A 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1414502+052550 39 +090 05
ASTRA 2B
26494 00 054A 0433 F 20050604180336800 56 15 1254514+053106 39 +090 05
26494 00 054A 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1415123+052949 39 +095 05
EUROBIRD
26719 01 011A 0433 F 20050604180336800 56 15 1256009+052852 39 +085 05
26719 01 011A 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1416224+052722 39 +090 05
XTAR-EUR
28542 05 005A 0433 F 20050604180336800 56 15 1258168+052724 39 +090 05
28542 05 005A 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1418419+052646 39 +100 05
SIRIUS 2
25049 97 071A 0433 F 20050604190940800 56 15 1214006+052714 39 +100 05
SIRIUS 3
25492 98 056B 0433 F 20050604190940800 56 15 1214372+053224 39 +120 05
EUTELSAT W5
27554 02 051A 0433 F 20050604172402000 56 15 1523066+050921 39 +085 05
BREEZE -M Debri
28116 03 056E 0433 F 20050604191348400 56 15 1634026+044908 39 +090 05
EUTELSAT W1
26487 00 052A 0433 F 20050604184533900 56 15 1213438+052819 39 +100 05
Non geostationary and leo sats:
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SL-12 R/B(2) observed at range 20299 kms
27620 02 060D 0433 F 20050604192345200 56 15 1414317+052203 39 +090 05
SNAPS - an old favourite of 40 years ago - yikes! - Im getting old!
01314 65 027A 0433 F 20050604172144700 56 15 1525307+030508 39 +053 05
Notes:
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(1) Suspect satellite reported as #27721 was Milstar 6 rocket.Third position
not that great - no close reference stars so lens optical defects may
affect accuracy as near edge of field. Second observation reasonably
close to centre of field and third position again at edge of field but
adequate reference stars around it.
(2) Dont know why SIRIUS 3 somewhat fainter than SIRIUS 2.
(3) One of the ASTRA satellites was missing so what is reported as ASTRA 2A
may in fact be ASTRA 2D which was predicted close to ASTRA 2A.
Cheers
Greg
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