Optical 17 Dec 2006

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Tue Dec 19 2006 - 07:06:27 EST

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    Observations 17 Dec 2006:
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    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
    
    
    UNKNOWNS - reported earlier:
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    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192151200 56 15 2125110-274704 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192154300 56 15 2126595-272929 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192155800 56 15 2128035-272005 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192157300 56 15 2129062-271012 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192158800 56 15 2130041-270134 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192200300 56 15 2130554-265240 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192201900 56 15 2131525-264316 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192203400 56 15 2132523-263355 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192204900 56 15 2133496-262430 39  +070 05
    91091 06 347MEO 0433 G 20061217192206400 56 15 2134467-261442 39  +070 05
    
    91092 06 347LEO 0433 G 20061217193353800 56 15 0324491-022812 39  +070 05
    91092 06 347LEO 0433 G 20061217193355600 56 15 0325426-020036 39  +070 05
    91092 06 347LEO 0433 G 20061217193357600 56 15 0326316-013431 39  +070 05
    
    For Classified.tle:
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    24680 96 072A   0433 G 20061217200933500 56 15 1105318-613604 39  +055 05
    24680 96 072A   0433 G 20061217201116900 56 15 0839586-593058 39  +040 05
    24680 96 072A   0433 G 20061217201338300 56 15 0539192-262459 39  +020 05
    24680 96 072A   0433 G 20061217201518000 56 15 0437339+054636 39  +040 05
    90013 03 564A   0433 G 20061217183751600 56 15 0332422+103607 39  +080 05
    27168 02 001A   0433 G 20061217184535800 56 15 0230069+062558 39  +090 05
    90054 95 586A   0433 G 20061217185444600 56 15 2227592+012725 39  +095 05
    90054 95 586A   0433 G 20061217190153400 56 15 2235069+012846 39  +090 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 G 20061217191655200 56 15 1956345-370547 39  +095 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 G 20061217191906700 56 15 2040147-333229 39  +085 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 G 20061217192154300 56 15 2130349-270720 39  +085 05
    90016 03 766A   0433 G 20061217192807500 56 15 0027252+042927 39  +090 05
    90008 00 838A   0433 G 20061217193247900 56 15 0322167-015508 39  +085 05
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20061217194624300 56 15 0423466+283423 39  +080 05
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20061217195101600 56 15 0440164+232848 39  +070 05
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20061217195440900 56 15 0456019+183247 39  +070 05
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20061217195722200 56 15 0509483+141318 39  +065 05
    90020 04 539A   0433 G 20061217200224600 56 15 0543114+035947 39  +065 05
    29249 06 027A   0433 G 20061217202843900 56 15 2353370+151309 39  +080 05
    29249 06 027A   0433 G 20061217203016000 56 15 0004037+173350 39  +080 05
    29249 06 027A   0433 G 20061217203209800 56 15 0015283+201131 39  +080 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 G 20061217203339600 56 15 0312504+354931 39  +080 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 G 20061217203622100 56 15 0322319+331147 39  +079 05
    90025 04 800A   0433 G 20061217203955100 56 15 0337448+285643 39  +075 05
    90068 06 812A   0433 G 20061217211437700 56 15 0002073-022232 39  +085 05
    27698 03 009A   0433 G 20061217212118200 56 15 1240386-642736 39  +050 05
    27698 03 009A   0433 G 20061217212125000 56 15 1230090-644947 39  +050 05
    90046 05 864A   0433 G 20061217214925100 56 15 0152382+191221 39  +070 05
    90046 05 864A   0433 G 20061217215251600 56 15 0156538+160437 39  +070 05
    90046 05 864A   0433 G 20061217215525700 56 15 0200186+132550 39  +070 05
    90046 05 864A   0433 G 20061217215733700 56 15 0203181+105842 39  +065 05
    
    Strays seen:
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    Delta 2 R/B steady
    25510 98 061C   0433 G 20061217185034100 56 15 2218427+003331 39  +045 05
    SL-8 R/B
    21131 91 013B   0433 G 20061217190633600 56 15 2250168+025734 39  +060 05
    Cosmos 158  variable
    02801 67 045A   0433 G 20061217191914400 56 15 2043478-332944 39  +080 05
    Cosmos 982
    10589 78 005G   0433 G 20061217195241600 56 15 0451234+191108 39  +070 05
    Atlas Centaur R  range 7440  pretty variable
    10976 78 068B   0433 G 20061217195722200 56 15 0514449+140838 39  +065 05
    Cosmos 1900
    18665 87 101A   0433 G 20061217200933500 56 15 1110565-621635 39  +060 05
    SL-8 R/B
    13149 82 037B   0433 G 20061217205342800 56 15 1048197-873827 39  +080 05
    NSS 7 geostationary
    27414 02 019A   0433 G 20061217210904800 56 15 0105306+051539 39  +105 05
    SL-8 R/B
    12836 81 091B   0433 G 20061217211119500 56 15 0101270+043532 39  +050 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Testing new version of HEAVENSAT and radio link from camera to
        recording system. After solving initial RF inteferance problems
        caused by CCD cameras too close to the wireless transmitter the
        system worked perfectly. I plan to make another change or two
        before it becomes a permanent setup.
    
    (2) #90046 running about 6 minutes early on predictions - has it done
        and orbit change?
    
    (3) USA 129 did brilliant flare to about mag -1 just before shadow
        entry.
    
    (4) IGS1A (#27698) tracked briefly through cloud before shadow entry.
    
    (5) Milstar 5 was above longitude 28.5 east, close to the ASTRA group
        of geostationary satellites.
    
    (6) Eventually stopped by clouds.
    
    (7)Now to measured observations 18 Dec and I hope to track again
        tonight :-))
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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