Observations 04 May 2006:
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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 100mm focal length f/2.8 lens,integrating for 96 frames
which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.92 seconds per image.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S,
Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
For CLASSFD.TLE:
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28637 05 011B 0433 T 20060504163104100 56 15 0458122-705828 39 +075 05
28637 05 011B 0433 T 20060504163116800 56 15 0513518-670444 39 +080 05
28637 05 011B 0433 T 20060504163201800 56 15 0545078-505745 39 +080 05
28637 05 011B 0433 T 20060504163236300 56 15 0557058-364338 39 +085 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170116700 56 15 2048298-752659 39 +080 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170256000 56 15 0417504-810714 39 +075 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170343000 56 15 0605037-672409 39 +080 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170420600 56 15 0629373-515058 39 +075 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170703200 56 15 0651357+125944 39 +085 05
28636 05 011A 0433 T 20060504170855400 56 15 0650267+321701 39 +075 05
22639 93 026B 0433 T 20060504173842200 56 15 0459119-165720 39 +075 05
22639 93 026B 0433 T 20060504173938600 56 15 0536331-053553 39 +070 05
22639 93 026B 0433 T 20060504174048200 56 15 0618088+090744 39 +070 05
90005 99 804A 0433 T 20060504174538200 56 15 1304552+051801 39 +095 05
28385 04 034B 0433 T 20060504185652400 56 15 0718254-601208 39 +100 05
28385 04 034B 0433 T 20060504185840800 56 15 0726308-601006 39 +100 05
Stray:
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PROSPERO
05580 71 093A 0433 T 20060504184401400 56 15 1952298-812240 39 +090 05
Notes:
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(1) A very frustrating session battling with clouds so missed most
objects. Cleared when nothing more to track.
(2) XSS-11 rocket - difficult for positional work as twilight still too
bright and irregular brief flashes which seemed to take pleasure in
flashing where no reference stars visible.
(3) XSS-11 - quite an easy track, appearing quite bright in the south
on ascending part of transit, then faded quite a lot when near
culmination and brightened again just before disappearing behind
local obstructions.
(4) Alexis rocket bright most of pass, reaching perhaps mag +6 at max.
(5) USA 179 Centaur rocket variable
(6) Very short (~ 3-4 sec) track on Prospero just before shadow entry-
a lot fainter than I expected. Track useless for anything other
than one position.
(7) Winter has come to Cape Town so tracking sessions will probably be
far and few between - will give me time to work on my other
tracking projects if Im not too lazy.
Cheers
Greg
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