Optical 04 Feb 2016 Part 1

From: Greg Roberts via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 16:25:56 +0200
Observations 04 FEB 2016 Part 1
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).

FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS

Used with 135mm focal length f/2.8 TAMRON lens.
Field of view 7.62 x 5.74 degrees.
Image scale 33 arc sec/pixel.
Images processed and most measured with APEX

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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36608 10 031A   0433 G 20160204191105091 16 15 0720518-483054 58
36608 10 031A   0433 G 20160204191108178 16 15 0706051-483941 68


INTERESTING :
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02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184249876 16 15 0954564-211941 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184252916 16 15 0953378-213544 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184255977 16 15 0952067-215359 38
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184259021 16 15 0950421-221128 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184302030 16 15 0949258-222720 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184305180 16 15 0947437-224620 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184308237 16 15 0946346-230456 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184311326 16 15 0944357-232140 38
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184314432 16 15 0943143-234015 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184317552 16 15 0941343-240001 38
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184320590 16 15 0940020-241802 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184323631 16 15 0938234-243708 48
02328 66 063C   0433 G 20160204184326697 16 15 0936355-245742 48

STRAYS SEEN:
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04784 70 102B   0433 G 20160204191550859 16 15 0559596-492055 78
06826 73 064B   0433 G 20160204184019721 16 15 0958050-204711 38
08026 75 064A   0433 G 20160204183604165 16 15 1000345-201003 19
10732 78 028B   0433 E 20160204190412396 16 15 0822523-371336 38
10732 78 028B   0433 E 20160204190415452 16 15 0825212-380945 38
10732 78 028B   0433 G 20160204190418489 16 15 0827508-390427 38
10732 78 028B   0433 E 20160204190421497 16 15 0830230-395815 48
10732 78 028B   0433 E 20160204190424521 16 15 0832588-405135 48
10732 78 028B   0433 E 20160204190427547 16 15 0835384-414411 58
13589 82 096A   0433 G 20160204183856798 16 15 0950204-221408 38
17536 87 020B   0433 G 20160204200138567 16 15 0055498-171833 48
18960 88 021A   0433 G 20160204184831630 16 15 0932302-273152 68
21979 92 030D   0433 G 20160204201414119 16 15 0056054-141656 38
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184204156 16 15 0949129-230943 29
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184151857 16 15 0941356-195008 38
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184154929 16 15 0943088-203329 38
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184157947 16 15 0945158-212847 48
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184201063 16 25 0947403-222437 48
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184207184 16 15 0951173-240147 38
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184210226 16 15 0953065-244639 48
24285 96 049A   0433 G 20160204184213264 16 15 0955148-253755 48
24803 97 022D   0433 G 20160204190135575 16 15 0839304-370031 19
25482 98 053H   0433 G 20160204195354967 16 15 0108555-195406 48
27370 02 004A   0433 G 20160204191510521 16 15 0622417-480516 79
28931 06 002A   0433 G 20160204182115277 16 15 1013043-184406 28
32958 08 026A   0433 G 20160204182547733 16 15 1008312-201512 28
32958 08 026A   0433 G 20160204182554241 16 15 1004496-190950 28
35008 09 029A   0433 G 20160204184517396 16 15 0933573-252149 48

NOTES:
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(1)Prime purpose was to do an orbit plane scan to find OFEQ 9
    which was missed during the last two observing sessions.
    Found running about 2 min 38 sec late. Quite easy and bright.

(2) Whilst doing the plane scan observed a faint object which
     turned out to be an Atlas D rocket body 66063C Cat no 02328
     which has an inclination of 144.2 degrees. I do not ever
     recall observing this one before so its a "new one" for me.

(3) Conditions were so good that I then decided to observe some
     classified geosats which I shall start processing tomorrow.
     Since I was using a wide field I know there is going to be
     plenty of satellites so its going to take some time to measure
     and identify all objects:-((((((.

(4) Later this month I plan to do an orbit plane scan to try and
     recover OFEQ 5 which has been lost for at least two years.


Cheers
Greg
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