Observations 03 Sept 2007: ------------------------------- 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 128 frames which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 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 Correction: ------------- Unknown 91119 reported yesterday is in fact 90035 so 91119 is "decayed" Herewith correct data: 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194114800 56 15 2247595+051142 39 +075 05 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194132100 56 15 2248170+051136 39 +075 05 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194333000 56 15 2250184+051136 39 +075 05 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194447900 56 15 2251439+051140 39 +075 05 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194600600 56 15 2252510+051131 39 +080 05 90035 05 625A 0433 F 20070902194653800 56 15 2253400+051125 39 +085 05 For Classified.Tle: ----------------------- 90035 05 625A 0433 G 20070903193959400 56 15 2250444+051114 39 +085 05 27168 02 001A 0433 G 20070903204014100 56 15 2136465+035534 39 +084 05 90033 05 558A 0433 G 20070903204729200 56 15 2003219+021653 39 +110 05 90034 05 592A 0433 G 20070903205220700 56 15 2146517-001912 39 +113 05 90042 05 828A 0433 G 20070903210049200 56 15 2357440+012618 39 +110 05 90043 05 835A 0433 G 20070903210708400 56 15 1901468+032439 39 +096 05 90053 05 551A 0433 G 20070903210838800 56 15 1921061-013423 39 +105 05 Strays seen: -------------- SL-3 rocket steady 11166 78 121B 0433 G 20070903170818900 56 15 2021309+050616 39 +045 05 SL-8 rocket steady 15056 84 062B 0433 G 20070903170950400 56 15 2018165+052313 39 +045 05 Globalsat M063 slight variability 26081 00 008A 0433 G 20070903171315000 56 15 2026081+055005 39 +050 05 Atlas Centaur 2 variable - bright!- nice 00701 63 047G 0433 G 20070903171704900 56 15 2030299+050623 39 +045 05 Atlas Centaur 2 variable - nice 06779 71 116B 0433 G 20070903172020100 56 15 2034335+051322 39 +045 05 Iridium 72 steady and bright 25343 98 032B 0433 G 20070903174329600 56 15 2053441+050625 39 +040 05 SL-16 rocket steady 20625 90 046B 0433 G 20070903175728700 56 15 2109085+051053 39 +050 05 Intelsat 904 geostationary next to #90035 27380 02 007A 0433 G 20070903193959400 56 15 2250520+051316 39 +075 05 Ariane 42L rocket range 20570kms, steady 22032 92 041C 0433 G 20070903190516100 56 15 2213426+054306 39 +090 05 Ariane 5 rocket range 31874 kms ,steady 29646 06 054D 0433 G 20070903204047100 56 15 2139120+040952 39 +095 05 Meteosat 7 geostationary 24932 97 049B 0433 G 20070903210010300 56 15 0000057+012241 39 +105 05 Shadow entry/exit times: ------------------------------ Intelsat 904 02007A 27380 shadow entry 19:43:23 UT, exit 20:16:19 UT 90035 05625A 90035 shadow entry 19:43:28 UT, exit 20:16:25 UT Cheers Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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