Optical 09 June 2010-last

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Sun Jun 13 2010 - 12:02:25 UTC

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    Observations 09 JUNE 2010-Part 2- LAST
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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.
    
    Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
    using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
    depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
    processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
    software.
    
    Used with 80MM focal length f/2.8 Nikkon telephoto lens.
    Image scale is 20.393 arc sec/pixel and field of view 264 x 192
    arc minutes.( 4.39 x 3.21 degrees). Shows 13th magnitude stars
    with about 5-7 second exposure. Maximum exposure is ~35 sec because
    of city lit sky, decreasing to 15 seconds at elevations of 20
    degrees or less.
    
    Exposure time is recorded in the FITS header and is derived from
    the PC clock which is accurate to within about 1 second.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
    ===================
    UFO-FO2
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1440169+062156 58
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1441351+061848 58  +117 02
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1442518+061556 48
    DSCS3-08
    22915 93 074A   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1706176+044107 48
    UFO-F10
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609181652500 16 15 1643533+040109 68
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609181727500 16 15 1644313+035948 78
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609181811500 16 15 1645152+035906 68
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609181922500 16 15 1646264+035817 78
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609181959500 16 15 1647034+035738 98
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20100609182038500 16 15 1647421+035719 88
    MILSTAR 5
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1446204+055850 48  +107 02
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1447382+055732 38
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1448535+055716 58  +108 00
    USA 200
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609183736500 16 15 1459290+030504 48
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609184011500 16 15 1502026+030340 88  +081 04
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609171652000 16 15 1338435+035703 48
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609171746000 16 15 1339370+035626 48
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609171823000 16 15 1340144+035558 48
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609171904000 16 15 1340553+035528 38
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20100609172028000 16 15 1342199+035425 48
    WGS F2
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100609174948000 16 15 1522483+051817 78
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100609175244000 16 15 1525444+051816 58
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100609175355000 16 15 1526568+051815 58
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100609175715000 16 15 1530165+051811 58
    34713 09 017A   0433 F 20100609195019000 16 15 1723393+051648 38
    PAN USA 207
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20100609193616500 16 15 1530451+052520 38  +105 07
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    ================
    GORIZONT 13
    17083 86 090A   0433 F 20100609172634500 16 15 1415183+024058 48
    ARIANE 44L DEB range 20000 kms
    20874 90 091C   0433 F 20100609192309500 16 15 1420375+041032 48
    20874 90 091C   0433 F 20100609192437500 16 15 1422461+040332 48  +112 04
    20874 90 091C   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1425372+035419 58
    INTELSAT 601
    21765 91 075A   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 25 1619411+060440 38
    SUPERBIRD A1
    22253 92 048A   0433 F 20100609181922500 16 15 1648033+045741 68
    22253 92 048A   0433 F 20100609181959500 16 15 1648395+045700 78
    22253 92 048A   0433 F 20100609182038500 16 15 1649180+045624 78
    INTELSAT 702
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20100609180408500 16 15 1602481+051225 58
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20100609180609500 16 15 1604479+051220 78
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20100609180811000 16 15 1606503+051213 68
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20100609180902000 16 15 1607415+051219 78
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20100609195240500 16 15 1751344+051057 38
    NSS 703
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20100609174257000 16 15 1501237+055046 68
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20100609174511000 16 15 1503372+055019 78
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1706302+052341 48
    INTELSAT 706
    23571 95 023A   0433 F 20100609173818000 16 15 1449083+051941 78
    23571 95 023A   0433 F 20100609174042000 16 15 1451330+051933 88
    23571 96 035A   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1654477+051828 78
    LUCH 1
    23680 95 054A   0433 F 20100609181811500 16 15 1644247+035935 68
    PAKSAT 1
    23779 96 006A   0433 F 20100609193616500 16 15 1531045+052704 38  +107 01
    NSTAR B
    23781 96 007A   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1717247+050921 48
    INMARSAT 3F1
    23839 96 020A   0433 F 20100609195240500 16 15 1745018+050646 48
    ASTRA 1F
    23842 96 021A   0433 F 20100609173014000 16 15 1422549+052111 48
    23842 96 021A   0433 F 20100609173212000 16 15 1424520+052110 58
    23842 96 021A   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1636160+051943 48
    INTELSAT 24
    23865 96 030B   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1618138+055744 58
    INTELSAT 709
    23915 96 035A   0433 F 20100609173818000 16 15 1448096+052003 78
    23915 96 035A   0433 F 20100609174042000 16 15 1450343+052008 78
    23915 96 035A   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1654470+051830 19
    TURKSAT 1C
    23949 96 041B   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1453152+064525 58  +110 07
    EXPRESS 2
    24435 96 058A   0433 F 20100609175715000 16 15 1538222+055254 58
    ARABSAT 2B
    24652 96 063A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1448320+052808 48
    24652 96 063A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1449496+052812 38
    24652 96 063A   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1451081+052812 58  +113 06
    EUTELSAT W48
    24665 96 067A   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1622258+054347 48
    INTELSAT 26
    24732 97 007A   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1631536+055119 48
    INTELSAT 802
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20100609185500500 16 15 1426277+052805 38
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20100609185858500 16 15 1430271+052800 38
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1502053+052730 58  +112 01
    24846 97 031A   0433 F 20100609193203500 16 15 1503363+052732 28  +112 01
    HOTBIRD 3
    24931 97 049A   0433 F 20100609181922500 16 15 1657554+052016 68
    24931 97 049A   0433 F 20100609181959500 16 15 1658321+052002 78
    24931 97 049A   0433 F 20100609182038500 16 15 1659112+051946 78
    24931 97 049A   0433 F 20100609182203500 16 15 1700364+051919 78
    24931 97 049A   0433 F 20100609182242500 16 15 1701152+051903 88
    INMARSAT 3F5
    25153 98 006B   0433 F 20100609192144500 16 15 1416054+051601 58  +127 04
    ASTRA 2A
    25462 98 050A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1438168+053255 48  +124 03
    25462 98 050A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1439453+053133 59
    INTELSAT 7
    25473 98 052A   0433 F 20100609180811000 16 15 1618188+051134 78
    25473 98 052A   0433 F 20100609180902000 16 15 1619094+051128 68
    EUROBIRD 2
    25495 98 057A   0433 F 20100609192309500 16 15 1420512+052658 48
    25495 98 057A   0433 F 20100609192437500 16 15 1422193+052701 38  +118 07
    25495 98 057A   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1424181+052657 48
    AFRISTAR
    25515 98 063A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1357296+052915 48  +118 02
    ARIANE 42L R/B
    25586 98 075B   0433 F 20100609190754500 16 15 1402136+005555 78  +102 01
    GALAXY 26
    25626 99 005A   0433 F 20100609173014000 16 15 1421533+052223 48
    25626 99 005A   0433 F 20100609173212000 16 15 1423502+052224 58
    25626 99 005A   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1635044+052110 29
    EUTELSAT W6
    25673 99 018A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1400172+052711 48  +111 02
    25673 99 018A   0433 F 20100609192144500 16 15 1401467+052711 88  +116 06
    ASTRA 1H
    25785 99 033A   0433 F 20100609191908500 16 15 1348058+053637 58  +117 07
    25785 99 033A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1349134+053637 58  +121 03
    ABS 1
    25924 99 053A   0433 F 20100609181922500 16 15 1656263+050656 68
    25924 99 053A   0433 F 20100609181959500 16 15 1657031+050652 78
    25924 99 053A   0433 F 20100609182038500 16 15 1657419+050658 78
    25924 99 053A   0433 F 20100609182203500 16 15 1659073+050650 78
    GALAXY 11
    26038 99 071A   0433 F 20100609185500500 16 15 1425524+052915 38
    26038 99 071A   0433 F 20100609185858500 16 15 1429514+052922 38
    26038 99 071A   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1501307+052906 58
    26038 99 071A   0433 F 20100609193203500 16 15 1503016+052909 28
    EUTELSAT W4
    26369 00 028A   0433 F 20100609185858500 16 15 1445059+052340 38
    26369 00 028A   0433 F 20100609193327500 16 15 1519394+052254 48  +110 01
    INTELSAT 12
    26590 00 068A   0433 F 20100609194033500 16 15 1606497+052228 19
    ASTRA 2D
    26638 00 081A   0813 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1437510+052733 48  +115 03
    26638 00 081A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1439088+052732 38
    ASTRA 2D
    26638 00 081A   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1436308+052735 48
    TURKSAT 2A
    26666 01 002A   0433 F 20100609193909500 16 15 1552004+052313 28
    EUROBIRD
    26719 01 011A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1439218+052525 48  +116 01
    26719 01 011A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1440395+052524 38
    INTELSAT 10
    26766 01 019A   0433 F 20100609180811000 16 15 1617348+051116 29
    26766 01 019A   0433 F 20100609180902000 16 15 1618275+051124 68
    ASTRA 2C
    26853 01 025A   0433 F 20100609185500500 16 15 1420120+052913 48
    26853 01 025A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1454311+052853 38
    26853 01 025A   0433 F 20100609193032500 16 15 1455492+052842 58  +117 06
    COSMOS 2379
    26892 01 037A   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1707350+043151 58
    INTELSAT 902
    26900 01 039A   0433 F 20100609175715000 16 15 1538285+051633 58
    26900 01 039A   0433 F 20100609175845000 16 15 1539577+051624 68
    26900 01 039A   0433 F 20100609180044000 16 15 1541573+051621 58
    26900 01 039A   0433 F 20100609195019000 16 15 1731467+051429 48
    INTELSAT 904
    27380 02 007A   0433 F 20100609174948000 16 15 1522176+051648 68
    27380 02 007A   0433 F 20100609175244000 16 15 1525147+051637 58
    27380 02 007A   0433 F 20100609175355000 16 15 1526249+051635 78
    27380 02 007A   0433 F 20100609175715000 16 15 1529463+051640 68
    27380 02 007A   0433 F 20100609195019000 16 15 1723041+051446 38
    INTELSAT 906
    27513 02 041A   0433 F 20100609175845000 16 15 1549172+051340 68
    27513 02 041A   0433 F 20100609180044000 16 15 1551165+051337 68
    27513 02 041A   0433 F 20100609180203500 16 15 1552366+051339 58
    27513 02 041A   0433 F 20100609180257500 16 15 1553306+051341 58
    27513 02 041A   0433 F 20100609195240500 16 15 1743290+051213 38
    ARIANE 44 L R/B
    27604 02 057B   0433 F 20100609180044000 16 15 1548217+034845 88    ??????
    GSAT 2
    27807 03 018A   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1621200+052310 59
    HELLES-SAT 2
    27811 03 020A   0433 F 20100609193616500 16 15 1535264+052516 28
    27811 03 020A   0433 F 20100609193735500 16 25 1536913+052556 68  +103 47
    THURAYA 2
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609171652000 16 15 1338214+040019 48
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609171746000 16 15 1339021+035905 68
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609171823000 16 15 1339523+035912 48
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609171904000 16 15 1340332+035843 38
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609172028000 16 15 1341579+035740 48
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609183736500 16 15 1459140+030634 48
    27825 03 026A   0433 F 20100609184011500 16 15 1501491+030508 68  +103 01
    E BIRD
    27948 03 043A   0433 F 20100609185858500 16 15 1431166+052738 58
    INSAT 3E
    27951 03 043E   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1655423+051839 58
    27951 03 043E   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1658542+051834 48
    YAMAL 202
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20100609172634500 16 15 1410105+052035 58
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20100609173014000 16 15 1413522+052049 19
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20100609173212000 16 15 1415504+052051 58
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1625439+052017 48
    28089 03 053A   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1627098+052017 48
    EXPRESS AM-22
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20100609173351000 16 15 1435304+052119 58
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20100609173613000 16 15 1437534+052115 58
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1645141+052004 48
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1646386+051957 68
    EXPRESS AM-1
    28463 04 043A   0433 F 20100609193616500 16 15 1540001+052810 28
    28463 04 043A   0433 F 20100609193735500 16 15 1541189+052805 38
    XTAR-EUR
    28542 05 005A   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1440201+052747 48
    28542 05 005A   0433 F 20100609192756500 16 15 1441411+052911 48  +109 03
    28542 05 005A   0433 F 20100609192914500 16 15 1442586+052914 38
    SYRACUSE 3A
    28885 05 041B   0433 F 20100609194033500 16 15 1615495+052301 58
    28885 05 041B   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1617052+052259 48
    INMARSAT 4F2
    28899 05 044A   0433 F 20100609190754500 16 15 1403409+031116 68  +111 04
    ASTRA 1KR
    29055 06 012A   0433 F 20100609191908500 16 15 1348040+052627 58  +088 02
    29055 06 012A   0433 F 20100609191908500 16 15 1348068+052706 48  +095 01
    THAICOM 5
    29163 06 020B   0433 F 20100609182351500 16 15 1715590+050324 78
    29163 06 020B   0433 F 20100609182438500 16 15 1716461+050329 19
    KAZSAT 1
    29230 06 022A   0433 F 20100609193909500 16 15 1601309+054605 38  +119 02
    29230 06 022A   0433 F 20100609194033500 16 15 1602533+054538 58
    ARABSAT 4B
    29526 06 051A   0433 F 20100609192437500 16 15 1424400+052932 38
    29526 06 051A   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1426380+052930 48
    ASTRA 1L
    31306 07 016A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1349082+052544 38  +100 01
    31306 07 016A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1349115+052628 48  +086 01
    INSAT 4CR
    32050 07 037A   0433 F 20100609181922500 16 15 1652263+050634 68
    32050 07 037A   0433 F 20100609181959500 16 15 1653095+050631 98
    32050 07 037A   0433 F 20100609182038500 16 15 1653447+050739 49
    SKYNET 5B
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20100609173351000 16 15 1434350+051729 88
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20100609173613000 16 15 1436506+051703 98
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1644175+051519 48
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1645416+051518 48
    BREEZE-M R/B
    32375 07 058C   0433 F 20100609194148500 16 15 1625524+055923 78
    32375 07 058C   0433 F 20100609194314500 16 15 1628076+060706 58
    CTDRS
    32779 08 019A   0433 F 20100609182203500 16 15 1707487+050313 19
    32779 08 019A   0433 F 20100609182242500 16 15 1708321+050403 88
    32779 08 019A   0433 F 20100609182351500 16 15 1709412+050356 58
    32779 08 019A   0433 F 20100609182438500 16 15 1710287+050356 78
    TURKSAT 3A
    33056 08 030B   0433 F 20100609193735500 16 15 1550166+052537 38
    33056 08 030B   0433 F 20100609193909500 16 15 1551507+052536 28
    COSMOS 2440
    33108 08 033A   0433 F 20100609182351500 16 15 1714438+042454 88
    33108 08 033A   0433 F 20100609182438500 16 15 1715307+042500 88
    BADR 6
    33154 08 034B   0433 F 20100609192309500 16 15 1423116+052933 38
    33154 08 034B   0433 F 20100609192437500 16 15 1424376+052549 38  +110 02
    33154 08 034B   0433 F 20100609192636500 16 15 1426359+052548 48
    ASTRA 1N
    33436 08 057A   0433 F 20100609191908500 16 15 1348042+053236 48
    33436 08 057A   0433 F 20100609192016500 16 15 1349114+053235 38  +106 01
    BEIDOU G2
    34779 09 018A   0433 F 20100609175845000 16 15 1549582+051134 68
    COMSATBW-1
    35943 09 054B   0433 F 20100609175845000 16 15 1544281+051415 68
    35943 09 054B   0433 F 20100609180044000 16 15 1546279+051415 68
    35943 09 054B   0433 F 20100609180203500 16 15 1547477+051415 58
    35943 09 054B   0433 F 20100609180257500 16 15 1548417+051417 58
    35943 09 054A   0433 F 20100609195019000 16 15 1736192+051156 48
    35943 09 054A   0433 F 20100609195240500 16 15 1738412+051155 38
    NSS 12
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20100609174257000 16 15 1502215+051849 48
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20100609174511000 16 15 1504351+051851 19
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20100609174652000 16 15 1506184+051845 78
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20100609174824000 16 15 1507491+051844 78
    36032 09 058A   0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1707318+051724 48
    EUTELSAT W7
    36101 09 065A   0433 F 20100609185858500 16 15 1444137+052542 38
    36101 09 065A   0433 F 20100609193327500 16 15 1518474+052402 48
    BLOCK DM-SL R/B
    36107 09 067B   0433 F 20100609184310500 16 15 1438096+021128 89  +104 11
    36107 09 067B   0433 F 20100609184638500 16 15 1440380+020114 19
    BREEZE-M R/B
    36359 10 002B   0433 F 20100609194438500 16 15 1649139+054726 58
    
    
    UNIDENTIFIED:
    =============
    00006           0433 F 20100609175845000 16 15 1545357+034550 78    ??????
    00009           0433 F 20100609180203500 16 15 1553337+045749 68    ??????
    00009           0433 F 20100609180257500 16 15 1554266+045814 19    ??????
    00023           0433 F 20100609183032500 16 15 1530410+021534 68    ??????
    00024           0433 F 20100609183032500 16 15 1531380+015153 19    ??????
    00025           0433 F 20100609183222500 16 15 1529231+024604 78    ??????
    00026           0433 F 20100609183418500 16 15 1518331+020452 48    ??????
    00030           0433 F 20100609192144500 16 15 1412048+053348 48  +112 01
    00030           0433 F 20100609192309500 16 15 1413290+053348 38
    00008           0433 F 20100609194749500 16 15 1707162+045857 58
    
    NOTES:
    ======
    
    (1) In a moment of madness I decided to measure the approximately 90
        images captured during the search for VORTEX 6. Even using APEX this
        proved a very time consuming task as some images contained as many as
        eight geosats.
    (2) The image scale, whilst ideal for searching for bright satellites,is
        not suitable for geosats, despite the fact that APEX reported residuals
        well under the 20 arc/sec per pixel image scale. This can be seen in
        some of the measurements- especially in declination.
    (3) APEX reported the seeing as being 35 arc seconds - corresponding to
        about 2 pixels. I do not believe it was anywhere near that bad.
    (4) Identification of satellites in the two ASTRA clusters a little
        uncertain as too closely spaced.
    (5) PAN USA 207 and PAKSAT 1 close together-may have identities
        swopped but dont think so.
    (6) APEX had difficulty sometimes in deciding satellite identities matching
        the positions so I manually checked the greater majority of measurements
        and identities. I will certainly think twice before doing this excercise
        again. However there may still be a few errors but since they are known
        geosats I dont think they are worth further effort.
    (7) Two faint unidentified leo/meo sats were seen but since I dont know
        which way they were going, and were also too faint, I do not consider
        them worth further effort.They may possibly have even been meteors.
    (8) Several objects in the images looked like satellites and are reported
        as unidentified. However I dont think they warrent any further effort
        as they could well be defects in the CCD image- one of the disadvantages
        of such a large field of view.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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