Observations 03 APRIL 2013 ---------------------------- 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 85mm focal length. Field of view 12 X 9 degrees, 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: ----------------------- DMSP F19 ------------- 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172321613 55 15 1423466-673134 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172350579 55 15 1328279-672815 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172454888 55 15 1112462-604419 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172517402 55 15 1032057-552739 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172657005 55 15 0840592-170159 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172706658 55 15 0834227-125638 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172811010 55 15 0800387+100920 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172830284 55 15 0752483+153108 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403172918729 55 15 0736456+260459 39 99999 99 099A 0433 G 20140403173000554 55 15 0725244+325409 39 STRAY SEEN: ---------------- 14819 84 027A 0433 G 20140403172830284 55 15 0747555+153326 39 14819 84 027A 0433 G 20140403172918729 55 15 0753509+295320 39 NOTES: ------ (1) Easy steady object. Teds prelaunch elements okay- satellite was launched 30 seconds later than Teds epoch - so satellite was running about 41-42 seconds late on prelaunch predictions. (2) Set up the wide angle system again so will use this for the next month or so - weather permitting - and concentrate on leo sats. Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Fri Apr 04 2014 - 04:45:00 UTC
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