Observations 09 JUNE 2010-Part 2- LAST ------------------------------------------------- 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 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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 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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 _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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