I dont see this in the latest digest nor does it appear on the SeeSat webpage - something funny going on... Cheers Greg Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Obs 08 May 2006-all > Observations 08 May 2006:(all) > -------------------------------- > > 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,integrating for 64 frames > which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.28 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: > =================== > > 28646 05 016A 0433 F 20060508163723200 56 15 2217594-762318 39 +020 05 > 28646 05 016A 0433 F 20060508163854700 56 15 1533191-733712 39 +015 05 > 28646 05 016A 0433 F 20060508163953900 56 15 1423224-561722 39 +015 05 > 14729 84 012D 0433 F 20060508164703900 56 15 0545204-095025 39 +075 05 > 14729 84 012D 0433 F 20060508164941700 56 15 0559194-372558 39 +065 05 > 14729 84 012D 0433 F 20060508165106600 56 15 0608068-545234 39 +070 05 > 25724 99 023A 0433 F 20060508165911100 56 15 0602451+191942 39 +070 05 > 25724 99 023A 0433 F 20060508165957400 56 15 0613321+184719 39 +065 05 > 25724 99 023A 0433 F 20060508170103100 56 15 0630191+175824 39 +065 05 > 25724 99 023A 0433 F 20060508170308400 56 15 0708252+161239 39 +060 05 > 90020 04 539A 0433 F 20060508171244400 56 15 0406469-201554 39 +065 05 > 90020 04 539A 0433 F 20060508171638000 56 15 0355565-360102 39 +060 05 > 90020 04 539A 0433 F 20060508171907800 56 15 0337276-484850 39 +065 05 > 14795 84 012F 0433 F 20060508172526700 56 15 0530284-094721 39 +085 05 > 14795 84 012F 0433 F 20060508172625500 56 15 0531095-173545 39 +080 05 > 14795 84 012F 0433 F 20060508172738500 56 15 0530103-284130 39 +078 05 > 24753 97 012A 0433 F 20060508171946200 56 15 1636003-785322 39 +050 05 > 24753 97 012A 0433 F 20060508172031000 56 15 1311394-781153 39 +046 05 > 24753 97 012A 0433 F 20060508172135000 56 15 1027305-613828 39 +040 05 > 28637 05 011B 0433 F 20060508173043600 56 15 0329197-375616 39 +075 05 > 28637 05 011B 0433 F 20060508173220900 56 15 0416158-203357 39 +075 05 > 28637 05 011B 0433 F 20060508173340400 56 15 0440289-063525 39 +085 05 > 28636 05 011A 0433 F 20060508175516800 56 15 0411545-371135 39 +090 05 > 28636 05 011A 0433 F 20060508175551400 56 15 0433075-295729 39 +095 05 > 28636 05 011A 0433 F 20060508175701800 56 15 0504403-144356 39 +095 05 > 90047 06 521A 0433 F 20060508210826900 56 15 1027112-202608 39 +105 05 > 90047 06 521A 0433 F 20060508211136300 56 15 1030492-202956 39 +105 05 > 90040 05 683A 0433 F 20060508211836800 56 15 1811048-024654 39 +110 05 > 90040 05 683A 0433 F 20060508212300700 56 15 1816408-031358 39 +108 05 > > > OLD UNKNOWN > ============== > > 91060 06 082GEO 0433 F 20060508185848000 56 15 0830418+103650 39 +095 05 > > > Strays seen: > ================ > > Dart > 28642 05 014A 0433 F 20060508163718300 56 15 2222394-764704 39 +065 05 > Cosmos 2190 > 21979 92 030D 0433 F 20060508164003500 56 15 1413523-514151 39 +070 05 > Cosmos 1862 rkt > 18153 87 055B 0433 F 20060508164943700 56 15 0601240-385443 39 +050 05 > Koronas F Rkt > 26874 01 032B 0433 F 20060508171237700 56 15 0408347-193822 39 +080 05 > Timation 2 RkCF > 04216 69 082CF 0433 F 20060508171748400 56 15 0349178-425230 39 +085 05 > Globalstar 30 > 25854 99 037D 0433 F 20060508172339100 56 15 0526316+015655 39 +080 05 > Prospero > 05580 71 093A 0433 F 20060508175013500 56 15 1517242-584004 39 +080 05 > Noaa 3 Del DbBk > 07079 73 086BX 0433 F 20060508182057800 56 15 1007436+302509 39 +085 05 > Cosmos 890 > 09737 77 004A 0433 F 20060508182124700 56 15 1007500+291939 39 +080 05 > Cosmos 1320 Rkt > 12983 81 116J 0433 F 20060508182638300 56 15 1013049+291925 39 +075 05 > Cosmos 1589 Rkt > 15172 84 084B 0433 F 20060508190037400 56 15 0830344+104122 39 +075 05 > Prospero > 05880 71 093A 0433 F 20060508193446300 56 15 0647416-432656 39 +090 05 > IMAGE range 12700 kms > 26113 00 017A 0433 F 20060508204158900 56 15 1352181-584505 39 +114 05 > IMAGE range 10825 kms > 26113 00 017A 0433 F 20060508204914500 56 15 1345520-510731 39 +110 05 > IMAGE range 9450 kms > 26113 00 017A 0433 F 20060508205433600 56 15 1341238-433919 39 +107 05 > IMAGE range 8360 kms > 26113 00 017A 0433 F 20060508205854700 56 15 1338044-354829 39 +104 05 > IMAGE range 8240 kms > 26113 00 017A 0433 F 20060508205924100 56 15 1337395-344718 39 +104 05 > > Notes: > ====== > > (1) Main purpose was to get video footage of PROSPERO and track IMAGE. > > (2) IMAGE - this satellite appears to be variable but very difficult to > determine its variability period but it seems to be of the order of > not less than about 5 seconds (but I could be totally wrong!). It gave > two relatively bright flashes at 20h43m47s and at 20h51m39sec where > the magnitude increased by about a magnitude at least. The variability > appears to be quite smooth but at this magnitude level, and the fact > that I was using 1.28 sec integrations complicates the issue. > Hopefully > Ill be able to observe this satellite at ranges less than 8000 kms > shortly. The nearby bright moon did not assist matters too much... > (fine for romantic lovers but no good for visual satellite tracking!) > > (3) #90027 again not seen. > > (4) Still have tracking session done 09 May to report- > > KH9-17 #13172, Noss 6 (c) #14728, USA 160 rkt #26906, > DMSP B5D2-6 #21798 , #90020, XSS-11 #28636, XSS-11 rkt #28637 > Noss 0 r #05679, Lacrosse 5 , and a few strays. > > Cheers > Greg > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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