Optical 08 Jan 2013 Part 1

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Wed Jan 09 2013 - 12:36:39 UTC

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    Observations 08 JAN 2013 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 7.6 x 5.7 degrees.
    Images processed and measured manually.
    
    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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    04418 70 046A   0433 F 20130108191452482 55 15 0725105+092717 19
    04418 70 046A   0433 F 20130108191748509 55 15 0728070+092059 19
    04418 70 046A   0433 F 20130108191904122 55 15 0729218+091900 19
    10787 78 038A   0433 F 20130108210452657 55 15 0248021+154613 19
    10787 78 038A   0433 F 20130108210534463 55 15 0248481+154730 19
    10787 78 038A   0433 F 20130108210612444 55 15 0249284+154746 19
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20130108210144348 55 15 0251517+120537 19
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20130108210230411 55 15 0252333+120559 19
    14675 84 009A   0433 F 20130108210308264 55 15 0253107+120642 19
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20130108204546542 55 15 0058135-040113 19
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20130108204711678 55 15 0059427-035941 19
    22988 94 009A   0433 F 20130108204752852 55 15 0100248-035904 19
    22989 94 009B   0433 F 20130108210807442 55 15 0202423-015051 19
    22989 94 009B   0433 F 20130108210854951 55 15 0203316-014945 19
    22989 94 009B   0433 F 20130108210932634 55 15 0204069-014841 19
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0630297+114959 19
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20130108194814483 55 15 0631183+115203 19
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20130108194905437 55 15 0632100+115258 19
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20130108192528571 55 15 1115549-464652 19
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20130108192558369 55 15 1049440-442538 19
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20130108192738562 55 15 0914353-272220 19
    24680 96 072A   0433 F 20130108192843183 55 15 0817405-075337 19
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20130108191452482 55 15 0742072+093323 19
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20130108191748509 55 15 0745023+093437 19
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20130108220626379 55 15 1034398+095009 19
    27937 03 041A   0433 F 20130108190628518 55 15 0714216+061747 19
    27937 03 041A   0433 F 20130108190900639 55 15 0716523+062153 19
    27937 03 041A   0433 F 20130108220626379 55 15 1012460+103051 19
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20130108191452482 55 15 0739342+083306 19
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20130108191748509 55 15 0742269+083308 19
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20130108220626379 55 15 1031465+080249 19
    28158 04 004A   0433 F 20130108191452482 55 15 0729529+090858 19
    28158 04 004A   0433 F 20130108191748509 55 15 0732489+091128 19
    28158 04 004A   0433 F 20130108220626379 55 15 1022323+103305 19
    
    STRAY SEEN:
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    02868 67 066G   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0629176+112949 19
    18187 87 060A   0433 F 20130108193720176 55 15 0650544+124541 19
    20046 89 042B   0433 F 20130108202609128 55 15 0242235+081544 19
    23051 94 022A   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0622450+105940 19
    24732 97 007A   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0638232+075927 19
    26722 01 011D   0433 F 20130108202609128 55 15 0240302+072306 19
    28139 03 060D   0433 F 20130108193554999 55 15 0706495+114224 19
    28194 04 010A   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0625306+085957 19
    28704 05 023H   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0624488+093255 19
    33595 09 007A   0433 F 20130108202332082 55 15 0237118+051847 19
    34112 97 007A   0433 F 20130108194724694 55 15 0616063+104150 19
    
    NOTES:
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    (1) Transparency poor.
    
    (2) No sign of VORTEX 6 - #19976 - looks like its finally done its
        overdue orbit change and moved westward a bit. Did search for
        it but observations still to be processed but first impression
        is that not found.
    
    (3) WGS 3 #36108 may have moved. May have been too faint because of
        poor transparency and bad phase angle but I would have expected
        to see it despite this.
    
    (4) Still about 15 classified to measure/report-hopefully tomorrow.
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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