Obs 28 Nov 2005 part 2 last

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Wed Nov 30 2005 - 10:52:25 EST

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    Observations 28 Nov 2005:
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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 145mm focal length f/2.5 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
    
    
    91046 05 342GEO 0433 G 20051128213416200 56 15 0613132+051950 39  +115 05
    91046 05 342GEO 0433 G 20051128213515500 56 15 0614107+051919 39  +115 05
    91046 05 342GEO 0433 G 20051128213719800 56 15 0616179+051850 39  +110 05
    91043 05 828A   0433 G 20051128190540800 56 15 0344109+040722 39  +110 05
    91043 85 828A   0433 G 20051128191059900 56 15 0349289+040948 39  +110 05
    91043 03 828A   0433 G 20051128200205200 56 15 0440399+043310 39  +100 05
    91043 03 828A   0433 G 20051128200821400 56 15 0446573+043551 39  +100 05
    91043 03 828A   0433 G 20051128201059300 56 15 0449356+043658 39  +100 05
    27938 03 828A   0433 G 20051128201416800 56 15 2343249+090032 39  +105 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20051128201709000 56 15 0604219+065343 39  +110 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20051128202053500 56 15 0608060+065229 39  +110 05
    13172 82 041C   0433 G 20051128192925000 56 15 0935126-641346 39  +080 05
    13172 82 041C   0433 G 20051128193035700 56 15 0730165-642647 39  +070 05
    13172 82 041C   0433 G 20051128193231300 56 15 0347420-302949 39  +020 05
    90034 05 592A   0433 G 20051128194134100 56 15 0211215+042054 39  +100 05
    90041 05 775A   0433 G 20051128194844000 56 15 2350430+085757 39  +080 05
    90008 00 838A   0433 G 20051128195248300 56 15 0027311-020227 39  +105 05
    90008 00 838A   0433 G 20051128214609900 56 15 0222151-020840 39  +085 05
    
    Strays seen :
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    SL8-R/B
    17360 87 009B   0433 G 20051128190110800 56 15 2024287-033148 39  +070 05
    Astra 2D
    26638 00 081A   0433 G 20051128205916900 56 15 0328236+052330 39  +090 05
    26638 00 081A   0433 G 20051128210529800 56 15 0334369+052409 39  +090 05
    Astra 2B
    26494 00 054A   0433 G 20051128205916900 56 15 0328421+052842 39  +095 05
    26494 00 054A   0433 G 20051128210529800 56 15 0334554+052912 39  +095 05
    Astra 2A ( may have ASTRA 2A and ASTRA 2B wrong way around)
    25462 98 050A   0433 G 20051128205916900 56 15 0328409+052623 39  +100 05
    25462 98 050A   0433 G 20051128210529800 56 15 0334536+052716 39  +100 05
    Eurobird
    26719 01 011A   0433 G 20051128205916900 56 15 0329598+053040 39  +095 05
    26719 01 011A   0433 G 20051128210529800 56 15 0336114+053113 39  +095 05
    Xtra-Eur
    28542 05 005A   0433 G 20051128205916900 56 15 0332166+052648 39  +100 05
    28542 05 005A   0433 G 20051128210529800 56 15 0338302+052750 39  +100 05
    Thorad Agena B rocket
    01807 65 098C   0433 G 20051128212123700 56 15 0352123+043859 39  +055 05
    SL-12 rocket - range 36900 kilometres
    23720 95 063D   0433 G 20051128212219000 56 15 0352077+043023 39  +120 05
    Ariane 2 Debri - range 26600 kilometres
    26728 89 006F   0433 G 20051128212515100 56 15 0400344+043704 39  +090 05
    Aransat 2B
    24652 96 063A   0433 G 20051128212617500 56 15 0406076+052946 39  +090 05
    Raduga 1-6
    26936 01 045A   0433 G 20051128213022800 56 15 0352400+040103 39  +090 05
    Insat 3E
    27951 03 043E   0433 G 20051128213515500 56 15 0605287+051948 39  +085 05
    Bonum 1
    25546 98 068A   0433 G 20051128213515500 56 15 0609253+051845 39  +100 05
    Intelsat 702
    23124 94 034A   0433 G 20051128214340500 56 15 0613058+052101 39  +110 05
    Insat 3E
    27951 03 043E   0433 G 20051128214340500 56 15 0613513+052024 39  +085 05
    Cosmos 2289 - my first Glonass sat with this system -range 21380 kms
    23204 94 050B   0433 G 20051128214307800 56 15 0618395+051734 39  +106 05
    NSS 703
    23305 94 064A   0433 G 20051128200205200 56 15 0440517+051956 39  +090 05
    Atlantic Bird 3
    27460 02 035A   0433 G 20051128202505900 56 15 0023157+052202 39  +110 05
    27460 02 035A   0433 G 20051128204556400 56 15 0044113+052306 39  +110 05
    OPS 6582
    00959 64 083C   0433 G 20051128202419700 56 15 0026255+061026 39  +085 05
    Thorad Agena D rocket
    00727 64 001A   0433 G 20051128202844600 56 15 2216430+021440 39  +055 05
    SL-8 rocket
    07434 74 071B   0433 G 20051128203303400 56 15 2226276+035623 39  +050 05
    Meteor 2-3
    10514 77 117A   0433 G 20051128203444900 56 15 2215199+033344 39  +060 05
    Amos 2        (Amos 1 close by not seen)
    28132 03 059A   0433 G 20051128204657700 56 15 0049343+052514 39  +115 05
    Nilesat
    25311 98 024A   0433 G 20051128205205900 56 15 0041254+052241 39  +115 05
    Nilesat 102
    26470 00 046B   0433 G 20051128205205900 56 15 0041189+052509 39  +115 05
    Cosmos 1547  range 33270 kms.
    14884 84 033A   0433 G 20051128215115000 56 15 0640589+112733 39  +105 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Apologies for format error in yesterdays report- blame Outlook
    Express!
    
    (2) The mystery of why I could not find my recent "unknown" #91045 is that
        this satellite is a rapid drifter and is in fact TURKSAT 1B, #23200
        94049B with a period of just over 1440 minutes so is drifting
    westwards.
    
        On 24 Nov at 22h05mUT it was at az 017, elevation 50 degrees and on
        28 Nov at 22h05mUT it was at az 010, elevation 51 degrees as seen from
        my location.
    
        As this is a known satellite the "unknown" #91045 bites the dust!
    
    (3) Correction : The observation of #90002 on 22 November is incorrect
        as it was not #90002 which remains lost. It appears that the object
        seen may be part of an Ariane launch. I could find no match in my
    element
        database so this is another "Unknown" and probably lost for the
    moment.
    
        The sky is FULL of unknowns!
    
    (4) For the moment #91043 and #91046 are my current "unknowns"
    
    (5) This concludes report for 28 Nov 2005 - unless I decide to go through
        the DVD disk again - a 4 hour recording takes me approximately 8 hours
        to go through it -not the most efficient way to observe but its
    convenient
        to be able to check anything queried etc.I normally keep a particular
        observing session for 2-3 months before using the DVD disk again.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
    
    
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