Observations 25 April 2010: ------------------------------------ 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 50mm focal length f/1.8 lens,integrating for 126 frames which is equivalent to a max exposure of 2.56 seconds per image. Field of view 6.71 x 5.37 deg ( az x el).Faintest star visible +10.6 mag Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S, Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE: ==================== 15071 84 065C 0433 G 20100425033917300 56 15 2004180+115333 39 +055 05 15071 84 065C 0433 G 20100425033927900 56 15 1958540+153917 39 +040 05 19460 88 078A 0433 G 20100425035739300 56 15 2026020+120008 39 +050 05 19460 88 078A 0433 G 20100425035754300 56 15 2024450+161441 39 +050 05 STRAYS SEEN: =============== DELTA 1 R/B steady 09786 77 005B 0433 G 20100425025958200 56 15 1915480+140019 39 +046 05 COSMOS 1680 variable to invisible 16011 85 079A 0433 G 20100425030528200 56 15 1943410+131045 39 +070 05 ATLAS CENTAUR ROCKET range 3930 kms, variable to invisible 08621 76 010B 0433 G 20100425031528500 56 15 1948500+143743 39 +045 05 BREEZE M DEBRI (TANK) steady, range 1250 kms 33454 08 063B 0433 G 20100425032547100 56 15 1958380+124454 39 +030 05 DUMSAT steady 26086 00 009A 0433 G 20100425034102200 56 15 1952480+124821 39 +050 05 SL-8 R/B steady 15483 85 006B 0433 G 20100425034355500 56 15 2005230+154130 39 +045 05 LANDSAT 1 variable 06126 72 058A 0433 G 20100425040025100 56 15 2019510+135856 39 +070 05 COSMOS 2227 steady 22284 92 093A 0433 G 20100425040544300 56 15 2029130+135652 39 +045 05 CRYOSAT 2 variable 36508 10 013A 0433 G 20100425034945100 56 15 2026100+132209 39 +060 05 DELTA 2 R/B steady 21393 91 037B 0433 G 20100425035504300 56 15 2013020+164705 39 +050 05 METEOR 1-25 steady 08845 76 043A 0433 G 20100425035530100 56 15 2014410+134718 39 +045 05 COSMOS 2227 variable 22284 92 093A 0433 G 20100425040559400 56 15 2033230+165915 39 +055 05 COSMOS 1565 variable to invisible 15004 84 052G 0433 G 20100425040613200 56 15 2029270+155705 39 +065 05 IRIDIUM 33 DEBRI, rapid variable, easy , looks regular 33886 07 051BF 0433 G 20100425040918600 56 15 2030390+141113 39 +068 05 CZ-4 DEB steady 28416 04 035D 0433 G 20100425041338900 56 15 2032470+150824 39 +055 05 ATLAS CENTAUR Rocket, range 3030 kms, variable to invisible, regular 12497 81 050B 0433 G 20100425041841100 56 15 2043080+131426 39 +045 05 NOTES: ========= (1) Excellant morning. Parked camera on az 019.8, elevation 39.7 degrees for about 80 minutes, looking for that elusive spaceplane. (2) During that period saw 2 classified satellites, 16 unclassified sats, 3 meteors and 12 UFO's(birds) in 3 groups. Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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