Observations 31 MARCH 2012
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS
Used with NIKON ED AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens
set at 200mm focal length. Field of view 5.2 x 3.8 degrees,
image scale 23.0 arc sec/pixel.
Images processed and measured manually.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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08835 76 038C 0433 F 20120331173755857 55 15 0037152-625705 58
08835 76 038C 0433 F 20120331173844460 55 15 0113302-650019 58
08835 76 038C 0433 F 20120331173957236 55 15 0228595-670202 58
08835 76 038C 0433 F 20120331174045789 55 15 0333207-665511 58
10594 77 112F 0433 F 20120331193313831 55 15 0334524-213802 58 +110 05
10594 77 112F 0433 F 20120331193511898 55 15 0328299-330648 58 +105 05
10594 77 112F 0433 F 20120331193637293 55 15 0318552-415955 58 +100 05
10594 77 112F 0433 F 20120331193827377 55 15 0255127-533703 58 +100 05
11731 80 019C 0433 F 20120331181829770 55 15 0426553-193858 58 +090 05
11731 80 019C 0433 F 20120331181940656 55 15 0429214-302600 58 +085 05
11731 80 019C 0433 F 20120331182056567 55 15 0430193-431913 58 +085 05
11731 80 019C 0433 F 20120331182152053 55 15 0429057-531355 58 +080 05
22639 93 026B 0433 F 20120331181829770 55 15 0428120-183507 58 +090 05
22639 93 026B 0433 F 20120331181840021 55 15 0426318-215330 58 +090 05
19976 89 035A 0433 F 20120331194431097 55 15 1016172+103857 58
19976 89 035A 0433 F 20120331194606913 55 15 1017514+103652 58
19976 89 035A 0433 F 20120331194828875 55 15 1020129+103321 58
27168 02 001A 0433 F 20120331194431097 55 15 1028310+103217 58
27168 02 001A 0433 F 20120331194606913 55 15 1030075+103058 58
27168 02 001A 0433 F 20120331194828875 55 15 1032293+103002 58
20344 89 061D 0433 F 20120331190146828 55 15 0332510-652407 58 +065 05
20344 89 061D 0433 F 20120331190338250 55 15 0413103-680015 58 +080 05
20344 89 061D 0433 F 20120331190509464 55 15 0451255-693624 58 +110 05
20344 89 061D 0433 F 20120331190933147 55 15 0656419-705108 58 +125 05
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20120331203856886 55 15 0743246+324011 58 +080 05
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20120331204000062 55 15 0749132+341810 58 +090 05
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20120331204132778 55 15 0757211+363313 58 +090 05
20641 90 050A 0433 F 20120331204248877 55 15 0803369+381646 58 +090 05
23713 95 060B 0433 F 20120331185235615 55 15 0624084+144450 58
23713 95 060B 0433 F 20120331185405861 55 15 0625278+144813 58
23713 95 060B 0433 F 20120331185636298 55 15 0628001+145247 58
28637 05 011B 0433 F 20120331171431396 55 15 0849175-580011 58
28637 05 011B 0433 F 20120331171542480 55 15 0737564-275614 58
28637 05 011B 0433 F 20120331171648608 55 15 0705066+000036 58
28637 05 011B 0433 F 20120331171755193 55 15 0644376+190205 58
29522 06 050A 0433 F 20120331172108205 55 15 0143308-672352 58 +080 05
29522 06 050A 0433 F 20120331172148835 55 15 0241317-572227 58 +080 05
29522 06 050A 0433 F 20120331172249807 55 15 0327388-371806 58 +080 05
29522 06 050A 0433 F 20120331172355399 55 15 0351518-142620 58 +085 05
29658 06 060A 0433 F 20120331174352716 55 15 0859025+170225 58 +040 05
29658 06 060A 0433 F 20120331174547997 55 15 0833320-613537 58 +045 05
29658 06 060A 0433 F 20120331174618284 55 15 0759103-793119 58 +045 05
29658 06 060A 0433 F 20120331174718799 55 15 2137095-792949 58 +050 05
32378 07 060A 0433 F 20120331182851782 55 15 0718538+363432 58
32378 07 060A 0433 F 20120331182927438 55 15 0720284+365721 58
32378 07 060A 0433 F 20120331183225167 55 15 0727580+384411 58
32378 07 060A 0433 F 20120331183633603 55 15 0737181+405603 58
32750 08 014A 0433 F 20120331172927297 55 15 1230176-440239 58 +035 05
32750 08 014A 0433 F 20120331173002713 55 15 1328494-564332 58 +045 05
32750 08 014A 0433 F 20120331173058408 55 15 1539092-661425 58 +055 05
32750 08 014A 0433 F 20120331173138984 55 15 1708553-664145 58 +055 05
37391 11 014B 0433 F 20120331192620910 55 15 2128143-755141 58
37391 11 014B 0433 F 20120331192649409 55 15 2026036-774430 58
37391 11 014B 0433 F 20120331192758414 55 15 1703299-761710 58
37386 11 014A 0433 F 20120331192620910 55 15 2135553-751728 58
37386 11 014A 0433 F 20120331192649409 55 15 2038170-771700 58
37386 11 014A 0433 F 20120331192758414 55 15 1719321-763506 58
14795 84 012F 0433 F 20120331173425256 55 15 0040147-621008 58
37227 10 062F 0433 F 20120331180600549 55 15 0133496-412633 58 +075 05
37227 10 062F 0433 F 20120331180610616 55 15 0143158-402831 58 +115 05
37227 10 062F 0433 F 20120331181008674 55 15 0519150+163945 58 +105 05
37380 10 062M 0433 F 20120331175518402 55 15 0125359-493153 58 +105 05
37380 10 062M 0433 F 20120331175533570 55 15 0143583-482215 58 +100 05
37380 10 062M 0433 F 20120331175553959 55 15 0210000-461713 58 +105 05
23936 96 029E 0433 F 20120331175533570 55 15 0149331-483415 58
23936 96 029E 0433 F 20120331175538644 55 15 0147457-491815 58
STRAYS SEEN:
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07593 74 105A 0433 F 20120331190156866 55 15 0322126-635004 58 +079 05
15930 85 064A 0433 F 20120331192520091 55 15 2144437-744017 58 +065 05
14241 83 079B 0433 F 20120331185636298 55 15 0618314+145928 58 +050 05
09062 76 078B 0433 F 20120331174618284 55 15 0750170-794318 58 +055 05
04617 70 089D 0433 F 20120331173002713 55 15 1330071-592801 58
12139 81 003B 0433 F 20120331191404093 55 15 1822483-655223 58 +055 05
16612 86 018B 0433 F 20120331175518402 55 15 0131215-491936 58 +050 05
36501 10 010C 0433 F 20120331201556035 55 15 1132119-113140 58 +055 05
NOTES:
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(1) Reasonably good evening after two days of nice soaking rain - is this
an early winter for me ?
(2) Both SARLUPE satellites early but easy to find as they are so bright
at reasonable phase angles.
(3) The two FAST satellites are not easy objects at average to poor
phase angles. FAST 1 appears to be highly variable, ranging from
perhaps mag +7 or +8 to fainter than +12. FAST 2 appears to be more
stable and about mag +10. Hopefully they are brighter at more
reasonable phase angles.
(4) USA 40 rocket can be very difficult. On the pass observed it was
quite bright and easy but then faded to fainter than about +13 where
it remained for a long time so looks like it has a very long
variability cycle.
Cheers
Greg
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