Observations 20 Nov 2003:
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System), 1004x low
light level CCD surveillance camera (0.003 lux) with 145mm focal
length f/2.5 lens with focal length reducer, field of view
1.89 x 1.43 degrees.
Conditions good - but dodging clouds.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S,
Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
90013 03 564A 0433 G 20031120195053800 17 15 0255327+094850 39 S+074 05
25035 97 068B 0433 G 20031120205634500 17 15 0341253-092655 39 R+064 05
25035 97 068B 0433 G 20031120205827800 17 15 0347264-043134 39 R+064 05
25035 97 068B 0433 G 20031120205950300 17 15 0351121-013402 39 R+065 05
25035 97 068B 0433 G 20031120210017600 17 15 0352171-003920 39 R+065 05
99991 03 322A 0433 G 20031120210202500 17 15 0957318-553738 39 S+063 05
99991 03 322A 0433 G 20031120210219000 17 15 0942100-552837 39 S+060 05
99991 03 322A 0433 G 20031120210240200 17 15 0920431-550012 39 S+059 05
99991 03 322A 0433 G 20031120210317500 17 15 0839304-531136 39 S+058 05
99991 03 322A 0433 G 20031120210332500 17 15 0821497-520046 39 S+100 05
Notes:
(1) Not a night I normally track but after receiving a possible circular
orbit from Mike McCants for my unknown of 18th November I decided
to give it a go and observed it running about 2 minutes early on the
possible orbit so this looks like an UNKNOWN that has not escaped
further observation so we should now be able to get a good orbit. I
have called the object 03 322A in the data above - dont know if this
is the correct way of naming an unknown. I guess that my excitement
at discovering a "new" satellite will be burst in a few days time
when it is finally linked to a known tracked object as its too bright
to have escaped detection if it was a real unknown.
(2) USA 136R (#97 068B) was observed running about 4m20sec late on Mikes
INT2 orbit for this date. What would we do without Mike?
(3) Now to go and see if anything still to report from the 18th Nov:-((
Cheers
Greg
UNKNOWN - 1st orbit from Mike for obs 18 November 2003
1 99991U 03322.85099471 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 03
2 99991 98.4000 34.7723 0001000 301.4233 58.5766 14.25000000 02
USA 136 R 1.5 (orbit used to track 20 Nov)
1 25035U 97068B 03324.36219102 .00014889 00000-0 00000+0 0 03 218
2 25035 63.7444 55.8461 7491238 247.9272 .0000 2.03588414 06
Please accept my apologies for the shambles with my SeeSat postings over the
past two days - I have not yet had a chance to see where the problem is
taking
place with my messages to SeeSat being returned to me but still appearing on
SeeSat -- I am beginning to suspect its my server who continually seems to
mess
up my mail with its anti-spam system --- so far all it seems to have done is
reject my mail and let the spam through!
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