Obs 15 Oct 2k2 Part 2

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Thu Oct 17 2002 - 09:55:35 EDT

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    Observations made 15 Oct 2002 #2
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    CoSaTrak 1, 85mm f/1.6 lens with 0.003 lux CCD surveillance camera.
    Conditions - poor - moon and much drifting cloud
    
    For info on CoSaTrak please visit
    
    http://canopus.saao.ac.za/~wpk/CoSaTrak/cosatrak.html
    
    Cospar Site #0433  Long 18.5129 E, Lat 33.9406 S, altitude 10 metres
    
    
    08884 76 038J   0433 P 20021015174734200 17 15 1433140-505558 39 I+084 05
    25157 98 007A   0433 P 20021015173546000 17 15 2033220-284937 39 S+049 05
    25157 98 007A   0433 P 20021015173555200 17 15 2024030-242123 39 S+048 05
    23233 94 057A   0433 P 20021015175605500 17 15 2316300-675528 39 S+048 05
    23233 94 057A   0433 P 20021015175715300 17 15 2135080-424653 39 S+040 05
    23233 94 057A   0433 P 20021015175807200 17 15 2100390-182511 39 S+044 05
    23233 94 057A   0433 P 20021015175844900 17 15 2044220-023334 39 S+047 05
    16591 86 014A   0433 P 20021015180141000 17 15 2333530+060253 39 S+080 05
    16591 86 014A   0433 P 20021015180152200 17 15 2336290+083711 39 S+081 05
    16591 86 014A   0433 P 20021015180202400 17 15 2338450+104745 39 S+082 05
    26906 01 040B   0433 P 20021015200444500 17 15 1928230-165407 39 S+035 05
    
    Notes:
    
    (1) 76 038J seen for a few seconds before it got too faint
    
    (2) GEOSAT FO (98 007A) running approx 27 sec late on elements about 43
        days old.
    
    (3) Observation of #26906 accidentally obtained- I was tracking USA136
        when a bright "unknown" went through field and subsequently identified
        as USA 160 rocket.
    
    (4) All "Unknowns" identified as follows:
    
         17h50m32s UT Cosmos 2084 90-055A  mag 6.5 steady
         17h59m17s    Cosmos 967 rocket  77-116B   mag 5.5 steady
         18h15m25s    DMSP B5B-03 73-054A  mag 6.0 reg variation-not classified
         18h41m35s    Cosmos 1455 rocket  83-037B  mag 7.5 steady
         18h49m48s    Cosmos 1513 83-120A  mag 7.4 steady
    
    
    (5) Next tracking session 21-22 Oct depending on weather.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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