Optical 27 Feb 2012

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Tue Feb 28 2012 - 13:58:33 UTC

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    Observations 27 FEB 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. All measured manually.
    Time is accurate to within 50 milliseconds.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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    37377 11 011A   0433 F 20120227205523453 56 15 0628229+101541 39
    37377 11 011A   0433 F 20120227205620168 56 15 0629202+101534 39
    37377 11 011A   0433 F 20120227205656358 56 15 0629563+101510 39
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1138563+052812 39
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20120227212457262 56 15 1140402+052735 39
    35815 09 047A   0433 F 20120227212531189 56 15 1141124+052742 39
    25349 96 026B   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1137379+073853 39
    25349 96 026B   0433 F 20120227212457262 56 15 1139125+073553 39
    25349 96 026B   0433 F 20120227212531189 56 15 1139409+073342 39
    35951 09 057A   0433 F 20120227183307071 56 15 1003207-052736 39  +050 05
    35951 09 057A   0433 F 20120227183312274 56 15 1000203-041129 39  +050 05
    35951 09 057A   0433 F 20120227183317494 56 15 0957203-025418 39  +050 05
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20120227202720703 56 15 0843199+121357 39
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20120227202903370 56 15 0844477+121239 39
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20120227203113793 56 15 0846498+121047 39
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20120227203113793 56 15 0905296+104324 39
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20120227203559554 56 15 0910173+104229 39
    36869 10 039B   0433 F 20120227190757139 56 15 0458172-172439 39
    36869 10 039B   0433 F 20120227191123528 56 15 0459264-172311 39
    36869 10 039B   0433 F 20120227191409829 56 15 0500145-172204 39
    36869 10 039B   0433 F 20120227191634149 56 15 0501062-172103 39
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20120227211634135 56 15 2227201-732502 39
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20120227211634135 56 15 2224511-732118 39
    28888 05 042A   0433 F 20120227211638135 56 15 2233502-733508 39
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    -----------------------
    DELTA 1 R/B
    10490 77 108B   0433 F 20120227213115995 56 15 0503358-043738 39
    YAOGAN 9B
    36414 10 009B   0433 F 20120227183020366 56 15 1008022-040000 39  +035 05
    TIROS 10
    01430 65 051A   0433 F 20120227183041212 56 15 0958017-032504 39
    TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB variable
    01671 65 082AJ  0433 F 20120227183051634 56 15 1000035-043008 39  +080 05
    SSETI- EXPRESS  variable
    28894 05 043E   0433 F 20120227183051634 56 15 1007050-042357 39  +070 05
    RADUAGA 1-7
    28194 04 010A   0433 F 20120227202720703 56 15 0848280+113902 39
    ARIANNE 42L+3R/B
    23637 95 040B   0433 F 20120227202720703 56 15 0853001+112456 39
    SL-12 R/B range 20410 kms
    26090 00 011B   0433 F 20120227202903370 56 15 0901142+123028 39  +095 05
    BREEZE M R/B   range 19850 km
    28115 03 056D   0433 F 20120227190757139 56 15 0452099-182010 39
    TRANSIT 5B-2
    00704 63 049B   0433 F 20120227184639955 56 15 1022021-045401 39  +080 05
    THOR ABLESTAR R/B
    00703 63 049A   0433 F 20120227184830131 56 15 1016269-043317 39  +060 05
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    12159 81 009D   0433 F 20120227185645226 56 15 1027593-040653 39  +065 05
    COSMOS 2130
    21105 91 009F   0433 F 20120227183932706 56 15 1003320-035148 39  +080 05
    YAHSAT 1A
    37393 11 016B   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1138563+052419 39
    37393 11 016B   0433 F 20120227212457262 56 15 1140410+052415 39
    37393 11 016B   0433 F 20120227212531189 56 15 1141125+052445 39
    SKYNET 5B
    32294 07 056B   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1139534+052552 39
    EXPRESS AM-22
    28134 03 060A   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1141125+052114 39
    EKRAN 7
    12564 81 061A   0433 F 20120227212315894 56 15 1133107+051945 39
    SL-3 R/B
    07210 74 011B   0433 F 20120227211232457 56 15 2140316-724903 39  +063 05
    
    NOTES:
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    (1) Purpose of observing session was to look for 90070 and AEHF1-R. No
        sign of 90070 -15 to +15 minutes of predictions - lost ?
        AEHF1-R found close to predicted postion.
    
    (2) Suspect USA 186 #28888 a little early which I was  looking for.Was
         difficult as it was already entering shadow as it  cleared local buildings.
        Due to relative faintness the satellite  trail ends are not well defined so 
    I
        have two positions for the first time (start) and the second time has end of
        trail with satellite  already in shadow.
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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