Observations 16 AUGUST 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.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
Part 1: CCD observations processed with APEX:
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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VORTEX 4
14675 84 009A 0433 P 20100816194756000 16 15 1553295-020724 28
14675 84 009A 0433 P 20100816194908000 16 15 1554547-020830 28
14675 84 009A 0433 P 20100816194945000 16 15 1555388-020903 38
14675 84 009A 0433 P 20100816195100000 16 15 1557078-021011 28
14675 84 009A 0433 P 20100816200656000 16 15 1616154-022313 18
VORTEX 6
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100816182405000 16 15 1914384-011947 28
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100816182458000 16 15 1915409-011951 28
19976 89 035A 0433 P 20100816182552000 16 15 1916446-011955 28
MILSTAR 1R
22989 94 009B 0433 P 20100816182932000 16 15 1846249+054514 28
22989 94 009B 0433 P 20100816183136000 16 15 1848282+054103 28 +123 04
22989 94 009B 0433 P 20100816183228000 16 15 1849196+053908 28
22989 94 009B 0433 P 20100816183316000 16 15 1850076+053726 28
UFO-F10
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100816191749000 16 15 2211367+015355 47
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100816191859000 16 15 2212467+015410 28
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100816192021000 16 15 2214092+015423 77
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20100816192129000 16 15 2215173+015437 18
MILSTAR 5
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20100816204632000 16 15 2032451+013002 28
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20100816204729000 16 15 2033422+012950 38
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20100816204815000 16 15 2034282+012941 28
USA 171R
27938 03 041B 0433 P 20100816204037000 16 15 1708066+093617 28
27938 03 041B 0433 P 20100816204133000 16 15 1709034+093535 47
27938 03 041B 0433 P 20100816204213000 16 15 1709431+093504 18
UFO-F11
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100816192553000 16 15 2217054+033058 38
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100816192623000 16 15 2217355+033112 28
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20100816192703000 16 15 2218157+033131 28
USA 202
33490 09 001A 0433 P 20100816191012000 16 15 1959547+024301 28
33490 09 001A 0433 P 20100816191108000 16 15 2000515+024324 28
33490 09 001A 0433 P 20100816191147000 16 15 2001302+024340 28
WGS F2
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20100816193149000 16 15 2133091+051333 28
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20100816193336000 16 15 2134562+051330 28
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20100816193422000 16 15 2135429+051330 18
PAN
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20100816182716000 16 15 1849521+052618 28
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20100816183428000 16 15 1857051+052617 28
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20100816183507000 16 15 1857446+052617 28
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20100816183637000 16 15 1859160+052616 87
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20100816183833000 16 15 1901128+052617 97
90059 range 36875 kms - faint and variable
90059 06 675A 0433 P 20100816181714000 16 15 1642120+264322 38
90059 06 675A 0433 P 20100816181855000 16 15 1643018+263828 38
90059 06 675A 0433 P 20100816182038000 16 15 1643527+263330 38
90059 06 675A 0433 P 20100816182138000 16 15 1644229+263037 19
STRAYS SEEN:
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EUTELSAT W7
36101 09 065A 0433 P 20100816182932000 16 15 1842409+052159 28
36101 09 065A 0433 P 20100816183136000 16 15 1844452+052155 18
36101 09 065A 0433 P 20100816183228000 16 15 1845366+052154 28
EUTELSAT W4
26369 00 028A 0433 P 20100816182932000 16 15 1843426+052122 28
26369 00 028A 0433 P 20100816183136000 16 15 1845466+052119 18
26369 00 028A 0433 P 20100816183228000 16 15 1846382+052120 28
ARIANE 5B range 31770 kms
28948 06 007D 0433 P 20100816204438000 16 15 2034408+013228 38
28948 06 007D 0433 P 20100816204632000 16 15 2035537+013517 28
28948 06 007D 0433 P 20100816204729000 16 15 2036310+013641 38
28948 06 007D 0433 P 20100816204815000 16 15 2037010+013744 19
THURAYA 2
27825 03 026A 0433 P 20100816191012000 16 15 2000185+023817 28
27825 03 026A 0433 P 20100816191108000 16 15 2001155+023840 28
27825 03 026A 0433 P 20100816191147000 16 15 2001542+023855 28
INTELSAT 904
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20100816193149000 16 15 2132332+051211 28
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20100816193336000 16 15 2134205+051209 28
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20100816193422000 16 15 2135070+051208 18
PAKSAT 1
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20100816182716000 16 15 1850098+052819 28
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20100816183428000 16 15 1857227+052816 28
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20100816183507000 16 15 1858022+052816 28
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20100816183637000 16 15 1859336+052814 18
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20100816183833000 16 15 1901305+052815 18
Part 2: Video camera/DVD recording - processed manually:
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FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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90070 06 829A 0433 P 20100816173009500 56 15 1952136-090432 39 +070 05
UNKNOWNS
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Unknown 1 High LEO, low inclination, variable
99998 09 999A 0433 P 20100816181126900 56 15 1636095+273514 39 +070 05
99998 09 999A 0433 P 20100816181150500 56 15 1644260+273509 39 +070 05
99998 09 999A 0433 P 20100816181214100 56 15 1653223+273505 39 +070 05
Unknown 2 LEO high inclination
99999 09 888A 0433 P 20100816173648700 56 15 1950535-105034 39 +055 05
99999 09 888A 0433 P 20100816173653200 56 15 1949110-093619 39 +055 05
99999 09 888A 0433 P 20100816173656300 56 15 1947573-084304 39 +055 05
Strays seen:
GLOBALSTAR M004
25163 98 008B 0433 P 20100816171756200 56 15 1416364-534330 39 +055 05
COSMOS 1898
18585 87 098A 0433 P 20100816173509900 56 15 2000039-100312 39 +060 05
SL-14 R/B
21656 91 056B 0433 P 20100816174035300 56 15 2001542-101624 39 +045 05
OPS 1920
02481 66 089A 0433 P 20100816183202100 56 15 1853346+041045 39 +065 05
REPORT:
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(1) Did not enjoy tracking under the circumstances - moon causing
some problems but worse was the very heavy dew so most of the
time I was observing with a heavily dewed camera- lens heater
not "hot" enough - always forget afterwards to fix the
problem.
(2) 90070 found on edge of video frame, running almost 6 minutes
early
(3) Two unknowns - no obvious match in my database.
(4) No sign of MENTOR 2 nor OTV-1 - wonder if latter has done an orbit
change - will check as soon as possible with wider field of view
setup.
Cheers
Greg
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