Fw: Obs 01 August 2006

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2006 - 18:05:43 EDT

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    I sent this 10 hours ago and still not on SeeSat webpage.
    Wonder if it got losT?
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Greg Roberts" <grr@iafrica.com>
    To: <SeeSat-D@satobs.org>
    Cc: "Ted Molczan" <molczan@rogers.com>; "Mike McCants" <mmccants@ev1.net>; 
    "David Brierley" <davidbrierley@waitrose.com>; "Pierre Neirinck" 
    <pierre-neirinck@wanadoo.fr>; "Satcom" <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk>; 
    "Peter Wakelin" <peter@ascotrig.demon.co.uk>; "Russell Eberst" 
    <eberst@blueyonder.co.uk>; "Paul Gabriel" <astro5@pgog.net>; "Art Arnold" 
    <WalterArnl@aol.com>; "Willie Koorts" <wpk@saao.ac.za>; "Bjoern Gimle" 
    <bg_26934@glocalnet.net>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 2:37 PM
    Subject: Obs 01 August 2006
    
    
    > Observations 01 Aug 2006:
    > --------------------------------
    >
    > 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 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens,integrating for 96 frames
    > which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.92 seconds per image.
    >
    > 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:
    > ---------------------------
    >
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801173726300 56 15 1350524+331716 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801173930300 56 15 1354574+314502 39  +085 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801175812600 56 15 1502117+015732 39  +065 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801180135700 56 15 1538094-143755 39  +060 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801180249000 56 15 1559363-232236 39  +055 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801180508100 56 15 1712009-435911 39  +050 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801180731000 56 15 2000349-601609 39  +050 
    > 05
    > 29249 06 027A   0433 G 20060801180933700 56 15 2248108-582549 39  +065 
    > 05
    > 99904 00 000A   0433 G 20060801182706300 56 15 1639313-011439 39  +105 
    > 05
    > 99904 00 000A   0433 G 20060801182904900 56 15 1644455-021704 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 99904 00 000A   0433 G 20060801183259900 56 15 1654189-041122 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 99904 00 000A   0433 G 20060801183719400 56 15 1703508-060218 39  +095 
    > 05
    > 99903 06 675A   0433 G 20060801183855400 56 15 1728492-094306 39  +110 
    > 05
    > 99903 06 675A   0433 G 20060801184443100 56 15 1731245-092101 39  +110 
    > 05
    > 99903 06 675A   0433 G 20060801185533400 56 15 1735489-083726 39  +110 
    > 05
    > 99903 06 675A   0433 G 20060801190126000 56 15 1738145-081502 39  +110 
    > 05
    > 99903 06 675A   0433 G 20060801190338500 56 15 1739080-080652 39  +110 
    > 05
    > 90034 05 592A   0433 G 20060801192052500 56 15 1759215+022020 39  +105 
    > 05
    > 90016 03 766A   0433 G 20060801192716700 56 15 1647550-010301 39  +095 
    > 05
    > 90025 04 800A   0433 G 20060801194143300 56 15 1417300-073236 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 90025 04 800A   0433 G 20060801194232700 56 15 1428492-050609 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 90025 04 800A   0433 G 20060801194447100 56 15 1454464+005214 39  +095 
    > 05
    > 90025 04 800A   0433 G 20060801194644300 56 15 1512528+051824 39  +095 
    > 05
    > 90025 04 800A   0433 G 20060801194842700 56 15 1528056+090928 39  +095 
    > 05
    > 90046 05 864A   0433 G 20060801201950300 56 15 1305188-001220 39  +085 
    > 05
    > 90046 05 864A   0433 G 20060801202011600 56 15 1308427+003354 39  +085 
    > 05
    > 90037 05 638A   0433 G 20060801202649900 56 15 2225468-085936 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801204235000 56 15 1610598+335125 39  +085 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801204504500 56 15 1621089+342209 39  +085 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801204627100 56 15 1626365+343841 39  +090 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801210554300 56 15 1732350+373412 39  +100 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801211033800 56 15 1746125+380649 39  +105 
    > 05
    > 99901 06 706A   0433 G 20060801211352500 56 15 1755306+382749 39  +105 
    > 05
    >
    > Strays seen:
    > ---------------
    >
    > Goes 6 Del Rk  steady
    > 14051 83 041B   0433 G 20060801165804100 56 15 1656593-013029 39  +065 
    > 05
    > TV Sat 2 Ar Db  range 6360 km
    > 25279 89 062E   0433 G 20060801181214800 56 15 1315044+342647 39  +085 
    > 05
    > Ekran 12 geostationary
    > 14821 84 028A   0433 G 20060801184443100 56 15 1725265-094305 39  +105 
    > 05
    >
    > Notes:
    > -------
    >
    > (1) A rather frustrating session dodging clouds and rain showers but
    >    transparency was excellant - could see down to stellar +12.5 on
    >    the monitor.
    >
    > (2) #90046 observed at elevation of 10.6 degrees, range 7532 kms through
    >    "hole" in tree.
    >
    > (3) #99901 observed at 14 deg elevation, range 13850 kms at start and
    >    stopped tracking when elevation about 15 degrees, range 17400 kms.
    >
    > Cheers
    > Greg
    >
    > 
    
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