Optical 25 March 2012 Part 1

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Mon Mar 26 2012 - 14:16:53 UTC

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    Observations 25 MAR 2012
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    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
    
    Used with NIKON ED AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens
    set at 200mm focal length. Field of view 5.2 x 3.8 degrees,
    image scale 23.0 arc sec/pixel.
    
    Images processed and measured manually.
    
    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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    05682 71 110E   0433 G 20120325183149414 55 15 0557091+170603 58
    05682 71 110E   0433 G 20120325183230934 55 15 0603516+090818 58
    05682 71 110E   0433 G 20120325183336921 55 15 0616409-080628 58
    05682 71 110E   0433 G 20120325183422016 55 15 0627562-233513 58
    08818 76 038A   0433 G 20120325185111794 55 15 0132229-551757 58  +091 05
    08818 76 038A   0433 G 20120325185208990 55 15 0207281-561652 58  +088 05
    08818 76 038A   0433 G 20120325185347769 55 15 0323536-560146 58  +085 05
    08818 76 038A   0433 G 20120325185500880 55 15 0430536-525522 58  +060 05
    08836 76 038D   0433 G 20120325204439765 55 15 0351021-432645 58  +085 05
    08836 76 038D   0433 G 20120325204609384 55 15 0436152-404907 58  +085 05
    08836 76 038D   0433 G 20120325204730882 55 15 0520402-361522 58  +082 05
    08836 76 038D   0433 G 20120325204844337 55 15 0601415-294931 58  +080 05
    08884 76 038J   0433 G 20120325192145111 55 15 0214433-575622 58  +095 05
    08884 76 038J   0433 G 20120325192247958 55 15 0259168-590945 58  +090 05
    08884 76 038J   0433 G 20120325192401429 55 15 0404163-590309 58  +085 05
    08884 76 038J   0433 G 20120325192458369 55 15 0501574-570358 58  +085 05
    10502 77 112A   0433 G 20120325202950106 55 15 0409029-163145 58  +085 05
    10502 77 112A   0433 G 20120325203139637 55 15 0405471-263459 58  +100 05
    10502 77 112A   0433 G 20120325203316646 55 15 0358270-361611 58  +095 05
    10502 77 112A   0433 G 20120325203457870 55 15 0343319-465332 58  +080 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325174830890 55 15 0711057+394848 58  +095 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325174915777 55 15 0723226+360247 58  +093 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325175001085 55 15 0736194+315127 58  +093 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325175045726 55 15 0749434+271415 58  +085 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325194023220 55 15 0506367+013723 58  +080 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325194123902 55 15 0511266-051523 58  +085 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325194219690 55 15 0515287-122016 58  +085 05
    10594 77 112F   0433 G 20120325194346088 55 15 0521095-244254 58  +082 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325175505423 55 15 0654275+394814 58  +095 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325175707636 55 15 0721297+313014 58  +095 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325175943844 55 15 0802093+171716 58  +092 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325180156815 55 15 0846384+004737 58  +090 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325180339675 55 15 0931088-141549 58  +088 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325194843002 55 15 0513452+005240 58  +092 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325195014305 55 15 0517572-083600 58  +090 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325195215993 55 15 0521099-241331 58  +087 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325195351992 55 15 0520209-390638 58  +085 05
    11731 80 019C   0433 G 20120325195522921 55 15 0513414-543451 58  +080 05
    28637 05 011B   0433 G 20120325181647182 55 15 0108528-535002 58  +085 05
    28637 05 011B   0433 G 20120325181745277 55 15 0201441-425944 58  +095 05
    28637 05 011B   0433 G 20120325181924753 55 15 0255099-205904 58  +105 05
    28637 05 011B   0433 G 20120325182047276 55 15 0320420-015142 58  +082 05
    
    
    NOTES:
    ---------
    (1) Still about 10 classified satellites to report - mostly NOSS
        satellites.
    
    (2) XSS-11 Rkt recovered - about 21 seconds early. Very variable.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
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