Observations 06 SEPT 2010
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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.
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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VORTEX 4
14675 84 009A 0433 F 20100906202758000 16 15 1825497-022527 97
14675 84 009A 0433 F 20100906202847000 16 15 1826551-022450 28 +103 00
14675 84 009A 0433 F 20100906202952000 16 15 1828159-022402 38
NOSS 2-1A
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20100906183952000 16 15 1721426+364852 38 +091 01
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20100906184051000 16 15 1726174+352005 38
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20100906184154000 16 15 1731159+334044 38
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20100906184254000 16 15 1736145+315820 48
NOSS 2-2A
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906200555000 16 15 1451116-114700 38
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906200804000 16 15 1451423-181934 29
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906200854000 16 15 1451311-210854 78
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906201001000 16 15 1450512-250520 78 +108 02
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906201053000 16 15 1449542-282401 68 +110 03
21775 91 076A 0433 F 20100906201155000 16 15 1448094-323515 19 +116 12
USA 89R
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906172157500 16 15 2306005-243008 68
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906172254500 16 15 2320257-254959 38
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906172355500 16 15 2336037-270359 38
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906172453500 16 15 2351447-280655 48
USA 89R SECOND PASS
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906194959500 16 15 1820185+035237 48
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906195059500 16 15 1824417+015515 68
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906195157500 16 15 1829024-000105 38 +033 02
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906195257500 16 15 1833514-021041 38
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906195357500 16 15 1838525-042515 38 +094 00
22519 92 086C 0433 F 20100906195457000 16 15 1844147-064830 38 +076 00
MENTOR 2
25336 98 029A 0433 F 20100906203407000 16 15 1820117-034818 87
25336 98 029A 0433 F 20100906203450000 16 15 1820556-034819 28 +091 00
25336 98 029A 0433 F 20100906203525000 16 15 1821310-034820 38 +097 01
MERCURY 2R
25349 96 026B 0433 F 20100906203108000 16 15 1834064-041418 28
25349 96 026B 0433 F 20100906203159000 16 15 1835025-041401 18
25349 96 026B 0433 F 20100906203234000 16 15 1835425-041349 28
DSCS3-12
26575 00 065A 0433 F 20100906213457500 16 25 1933911+043438 29
26575 00 065A 0433 F 20100906213536500 16 15 1934341+043344 18 +127 10
26575 00 065A 0433 F 20100906213607500 16 15 1935050+043337 28
26575 00 065A 0433 F 20100906213636500 16 15 1935340+043328 28
SDS-3F4
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194156500 16 15 1921059+361348 38 +086 00
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194217500 16 15 1922129+362940 38 +085 00
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194256500 16 15 1924102+365726 38
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194318500 16 25 1925254+371303 68
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194405500 16 15 1927306+374446 38 +092 01
28384 04 034A 0433 F 20100906194736500 16 15 1936487+395536 38
USA 179R
28385 04 034B 0433 F 20100906181301000 16 15 1451352-364943 38 +115 02
28385 04 034B 0433 F 20100906181457000 16 15 1457263-355315 38 +116 01
28385 04 034B 0433 F 20100906181647000 16 15 1502473-345853 38
28385 04 034B 0433 F 20100906181908000 16 15 1509202-334803 58
USA 202
33490 09 001A 0433 F 20100906174953000 16 15 2002143+024347 28 +084 00
33490 09 001A 0433 F 20100906175038000 16 15 2002591+024405 57
WGS F2
34713 09 017A 0433 F 20100906213938500 16 15 0104048+051242 28
34713 09 017A 0433 F 20100906214038500 16 15 0105045+051243 18 +104 01
34713 09 017A 0433 F 20100906214111500 16 15 0105373+051242 38
34713 09 017A 0433 F 20100906214143500 16 15 0106097+051242 18
WGS F3
36108 09 068A 0433 F 20100906212733500 16 15 1925097+052020 38 +102 03
36108 09 068A 0433 F 20100906212859500 16 15 1926336+052013 38
36108 09 068A 0433 F 20100906212930500 16 15 1927054+052012 28
36108 09 068A 0433 F 20100906213002500 16 15 1927372+052012 28
36108 09 068A 0433 F 20100906213034500 16 15 1928087+052011 28 +116 00
AEHF 1
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906192746000 16 15 1709092-060752 28
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906192853000 16 15 1711244-060356 28
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906192954000 16 15 1713234-060023 28
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202220000 16 15 1821029-030739 18
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202437000 16 15 1823008-030047 38 +128 02
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202547000 16 15 1824152-025800 58 +129 21
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202758000 16 15 1825514-025117 48
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202847000 16 15 1826333-024852 28 +112 00
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906202952000 16 15 1827245-024556 18
AEHF 1 R
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906183348500 16 15 1417488-070811 19
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906183445500 16 15 1425370-072016 38 +092 01
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906183546500 16 15 1433471-073153 38
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906183642500 16 15 1440554-074109 38
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906183742500 16 15 1448229-074956 28 +082 00
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906201421000 16 15 1834326-034458 28
36869 10 039B 0433 F 20100906201539000 16 15 1835352-034102 28
90046
90046 05 864A 0433 F 20100906184421500 16 15 1633281+290434 38
90046 05 864A 0433 F 20100906184544500 16 15 1635352+280108 38
90046 05 864A 0433 F 20100906184743500 16 15 1638415+262447 28
90046 05 864A 0433 F 20100906184850500 16 15 1640302+252641 38
90059
90059 06 675A 0433 F 20100906182345000 16 15 1703598+194455 28 +139 06
90059 06 675A 0433 F 20100906182434000 16 15 1704235+194152 28 +142 09
90059 06 675A 0433 F 20100906182519000 16 15 1704445+193854 28 +126 08
90059 06 675A 0433 F 20100906182620000 16 15 1705147+193516 28 +143 09
90059 06 675A 0433 F 20100906182711000 16 15 1705394+193203 38 +094 03
90070 1ST PASS
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906171808000 16 15 2246549-080000 28
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906171854000 16 15 2249432-074621 38
90070 2ND PASS
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906204514500 16 15 1633311-105807 48
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906204616000 16 15 1651009-114551 58
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906204716000 16 15 1708160-122652 48
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906204815000 16 15 1724413-130004 68
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906204914000 16 25 1741176-132766 88 +071 51
90070 06 829A 0433 F 20100906205016000 16 15 1757481-134932 48 +087 01
OBSERVATION MADE 02 SEPT 2010:
NOSS 8(H)
18025 87 043H 0433 F 20100902173727400 56 15 1743280+024335 39 +050 05
18025 87 043H 0433 F 20100902173738100 56 15 1747340+010339 39 +050 05
STRAYS SEEN:
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THURAYA 2
27825 03 026A 0433 F 20100906174953000 16 15 2002379+023852 28 +108 01
27825 03 026A 0433 F 20100906175038000 16 15 2003228+023910 67 +146 01
INTELSAT 904
27380 02 007A 0433 F 20100906213938500 16 15 0103310+051236 28
27380 02 007A 0433 F 20100906214038500 16 15 0104307+051237 18
27380 02 007A 0433 F 20100906214111500 16 15 0105035+051236 38
27380 02 007A 0433 F 20100906214143500 16 15 0105358+051237 18
ATLANTIC BIRD
27508 02 004A 0433 F 20100906212733500 16 15 1923539+051825 28
27508 02 004A 0433 F 20100906212859500 16 15 1925178+051825 38
27508 02 004A 0433 F 20100906212930500 16 15 1925496+051824 28
27508 02 004A 0433 F 20100906213002500 16 15 1926215+051824 28
27508 02 004A 0433 F 20100906213034500 16 15 1926530+051824 28
SL-12 R/B
23883 96 034D 0433 F 20100906202220000 16 15 1820588-033007 97 +135 01
23883 96 034D 0433 F 20100906202437000 16 15 1823120-033452 28 +145 02
COSMOS 1761 range 36465 kms variable
16849 86 050A 0433 F 20100906210207000 56 15 2148178-124546 39 +100 05
16849 86 050A 0433 F 20100906210354000 56 15 2148326-122728 39 +120 05
SL-12 R/B(2) range 19730 kms
25074 97 007D 0433 F 20100906180408000 56 15 2000058+023213 39 +115 05
OBSERVATIONS MADE 02 SEPT 2010 (STRAYS)
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TDRS 8 CEN RKT range 1750 kms
26389 00 034B 0433 F 20100902174051700 56 15 1737150-005005 39 +025 05
METEOR 1-26 steady
09481 76 102A 0433 F 20100902175052700 56 15 1700590-042239 39 +040 05
GLOBALSTAR 46 steady
25651 99 012C 0433 F 20100902175650300 56 15 1841230-010938 39 +030 05
METEOR 2-10 RKT variable
14453 83 109B 0433 F 20100902180307600 56 15 1545500+034048 39 +060 05
METEOR 2-12 RKT steady
15517 85 013B 0433 F 20100902171739100 56 15 1443090+003901 39 +035 05
SERVIS 1 steady
28060 03 050A 0433 F 20100902172543900 56 15 1942010-005319 39 +035 05
COSMOS 2299 RKTS
23447 94 086G 0433 F 20100902173121300 56 15 1836580+131304 39
NIMBUS 4 RK DEBRI Variable
04614 70 025S 0433 F 20100902173338500 56 15 1746380+082631 39 +030 05
COSMOS 1766 steady
16881 86 055A 0433 F 20100902173503000 56 15 1743580+104611 39 +020 05
COSMOS 1226 RKT variable
12092 80 099B 0433 F 20100902183002700 56 15 2010530-182116 39 +030 05
COSMOS 1020 variable
10937 78 056H 0433 F 20100902183248200 56 15 2037510-165253 39 +065 05
NOTES:
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(1) A rather windy night causing camera shake so some images were rejected.
(2) Also included some video observations made 02 September 2010 and not
reported earlier. Made with 50mm focal length f/1.8 camera lens with
the MINTRON finder. Exposures variable, depending on sky background.
(3) Still to go through video recording of last nights session.
Cheers
Greg
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