Observations 29 SEPT 2009
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
software.
Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
Video system used for the STSS DEMO objects - 100mm telephoto f/2.8
lens + Mintron surveillance camera, with time stamping of individual
frames. Automatic tracking on satellites.
Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
GPS signal.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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14675 84 009A 0433 G 20090929180943000 16 15 1743425-023624 28 +107 01
14675 84 009A 0433 G 20090929181113000 16 15 1745384-023605 18 +107 01
14675 84 009A 0433 G 20090929181252000 16 15 1747448-023540 28 +106 01
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20090929172421000 16 15 2024203+074531 28 +108 01
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20090929172800000 16 15 2028000+074126 38 +107 02
27938 03 041B 0433 G 20090929172951000 16 15 2029522+073921 28 +114 02
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20090929173227000 16 15 2301588-125339 28 +086 01
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20090929173533000 16 15 2307095-151749 38 +086 00
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20090929174006000 16 15 2314507-183444 28 +087 01
90008 00 838A 0433 G 20090929174321000 16 15 1615003+081153 38 +128 03
90008 00 838A 0433 G 20090929174502000 16 15 1616406+080709 38 +128 03
90008 00 838A 0433 G 20090929174618000 16 15 1617557+080329 38 +126 02
90048 05 605B 0433 G 20090929174815000 16 15 1912301-020856 28 +119 01
90048 05 605B 0433 G 20090929175031000 16 15 1914461-021250 28 +118 03
90048 05 605B 0433 G 20090929175425500 16 15 1918406-021929 28 +119 02
90073 07 569A 0433 G 20090929175757500 16 15 2217192+052929 28 +119 01
90073 07 569A 0433 G 20090929175953500 16 15 2219100+053528 28 +119 01
90073 07 569A 0433 G 20090929180057500 16 15 2220113+053850 18 +117 02
90074 06 585B 0433 G 20090929180343500 16 15 1949463-092032 38 +139 03
90074 06 585B 0433 G 20090929180521000 16 15 1951230-091658 48 +138 03
90074 06 585B 0433 G 20090929180637000 16 15 1952399-091408 39 +137 86
90074 06 585B 0433 G 20090929180747000 16 15 1953491-091140 19 +126 21
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183109100 56 15 1527051-130415 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183137700 56 15 1527588-164712 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183209600 56 15 1528409-211300 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183258400 56 15 1529006-283742 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183347300 56 15 1528067-364820 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183430500 56 15 1525418-443401 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183510000 56 15 1521194-515753 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183532600 56 15 1517307-561549 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183558900 56 15 1511094-611401 39 +000 05
35937 09 052A 0433 G 20090929183630800 56 15 1458590-670845 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929183719700 56 15 1522570-435754 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929183742300 56 15 1520395-480416 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929183818000 56 15 1515011-544104 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929183842400 56 15 1509167-591436 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929183918200 56 15 1456025-654804 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184005100 56 15 1421413-735338 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184054000 56 15 1248155-804151 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184201800 56 15 0759597-812347 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184305400 56 15 0609396-744545 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184359900 56 15 0539450-684922 39 +000 05
35938 09 052B 0433 G 20090929184523400 56 15 0522030-603841 39 +000 05
Notes:
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(1) Main purpose of the tracking session was to track the STSS DEMO
payloads.IGNORE the magnitudes reported for these objects.
Cheers
Greg
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