Optical 25 June 2009

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Fri Jun 26 2009 - 15:27:53 UTC

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    Observations 25 June 2009
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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.
    
    Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
    using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
    depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
    processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
    software.
    
    Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
    made focal reducur to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
    sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
    magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
    
    Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
    from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
    GPS signal.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE
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    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20090625182222500 16 15 1222144-030947 18  +126 02
    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20090625182327500 16 15 1223197-031300 38  +126 02
    06691 73 040A   0433 F 20090625182432500 16 15 1224241-031603 18  +130 04
    10669 78 016A   0433 F 20090625182658000 16 15 1144586+042416 28  +139 03
    10669 78 016A   0433 F 20090625182823000 16 15 1146198+041812 48  +137 04
    10669 78 016A   0433 F 20090625182948000 16 15 1147407+041215 38  +135 03
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20090625205858000 16 15 1814209-004037 28  +099 02
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20090625210040000 16 15 1816238-004132 18  +093 01
    19976 89 035A   0433 F 20090625210136000 16 15 1817321-004203 28  +094 01
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20090625181237000 16 15 1835320-041133 87  +088 01
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20090625181345000 16 15 1836416-041459 28  +087 01
    20355 89 090B   0433 F 20090625181430000 16 15 1837279-041715 18  +089 01
    20963 90 097B   0433 F 20090625181649500 16 15 1801319-054345 28  +122 05
    20963 90 097B   0433 F 20090625181827500 16 15 1803113-054759 28  +119 04
    20963 90 097B   0433 F 20090625181932500 16 15 1804172-055049 28  +118 05
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20090625174337000 16 15 1359400+075001 28  +129 05
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20090625174545000 16 15 1401472+074602 38  +130 03
    22787 93 056A   0433 F 20090625174649000 16 15 1402508+074405 48  +130 02
    22915 93 074A   0433 F 20090625184128500 16 15 1705200+051648 38  +116 01
    22915 93 074A   0433 F 20090625184250500 16 15 1706420+051647 28  +115 02
    22915 93 074A   0433 F 20090625184355500 16 15 1707477+051647 28  +116 01
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20090625180626000 16 15 1709087+051149 28  +122 02
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20090625180834000 16 15 1711170+051152 27  +120 02
    23124 94 034A   0433 F 20090625180959000 16 15 1712426+051150 18  +122 01
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20090625171637500 16 15 0916245+111814 38  +114 03
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20090625171743500 16 15 0917301+111833 18  +119 04
    23223 94 054A   0433 F 20090625171904500 16 15 0918519+111859 28  +118 03
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20090625174805500 16 15 1301489+054350 28  +106 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20090625174944500 16 15 1303387+053936 18  +107 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 F 20090625175033500 16 15 1304338+053728 67  +106 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20090625170032000 16 15 1424592+020312 18  +087 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20090625170224000 16 15 1426510+015911 28  +087 01
    25336 98 029A   0433 F 20090625170354000 16 15 1428216+015555 18  +086 01
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20090625184937000 16 15 1819084+031311 97  +117 01
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20090625185122500 16 15 1820541+031226 28  +116 02
    25967 99 063A   0433 F 20090625185211500 16 15 1821444+031202 28  +117 03
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20090625190652500 16 15 1826033+032027 18  +101 01
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20090625190903500 16 15 1828148+031838 28  +116 02
    26880 01 033A   0433 F 20090625191025500 16 15 1829398+031715 28  +116 01
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20090625210315000 16 15 1725231+034141 38  +101 01
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20090625210349000 16 15 1725575+034118 28  +102 01
    27168 02 001A   0433 F 20090625210423000 16 15 1726316+034057 28  +100 01
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20090625185403500 16 15 1820207+025514 28  +091 01
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20090625185542500 16 15 1821560+025559 18  +117 01
    28117 03 057A   0433 F 20090625185631500 16 15 1822459+025602 28  +120 03
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20090625175234500 16 15 1352396+170637 28  +118 01
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20090625175412500 16 15 1354599+171036 28  +115 02
    28546 04 050B   0433 F 20090625175501500 16 15 1356109+171242 28  +112 01
    32287 07 054A   0433 F 20090625180626000 16 15 1709490+043916 28  +121 02
    32287 07 054A   0433 F 20090625180855000 16 15 1712192+044058 18  +122 03
    32287 07 054A   0433 F 20090625181020000 16 15 1713447+044154 87  +122 02
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20090625180039500 16 15 1254309+130044 29  +121 21
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20090625180315500 16 15 1256476+114415 28  +111 01
    32379 07 060B   0433 F 20090625180430500 16 25 1257900+110661 38  +107 24
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20090625162612000 16 15 1354347+031352 28  +092 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20090625163123000 16 15 1359461+031042 28  +089 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20090625165654000 16 15 1425179+025610 18  +088 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 F 20090625165836000 16 15 1426596+025516 77  +088 01
    90040 05 683A   0433 F 20090625192810500 16 15 1358089-255832 18  +109 01
    90040 05 683A   0433 F 20090625192916500 16 15 1359190-255718 28  +107 01
    90040 05 683A   0433 F 20090625193021500 16 15 1400301-255559 28  +111 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 F 20090625192200500 16 15 1806099+073147 28  +105 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 F 20090625192322500 16 15 1807144+072404 28  +107 01
    90061 06 667A   0433 F 20090625192427500 16 15 1808071+071758 28  +107 01
    90073 07 569A   0433 F 20090625193311000 16 15 1825434-053946 28  +137 19
    90073 07 569A   0433 F 20090625193559000 16 15 1828290-053512 28  +136 07
    90073 07 569A   0433 F 20090625193745000 16 15 1830143-053158 18  +135 06
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20090625194054500 16 15 1326040-160622 38  +124 02
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20090625194305500 16 15 1327286-161649 48  +132 03
    90077 07 757A   0433 F 20090625194443500 16 15 1328319-162431 28  +132 02
    96006 96 506A   0433 F 20090625194650500 16 15 1625068+060411 28  +127 03
    96006 96 506A   0433 F 20090625194901500 16 15 1627186+060028 28  +124 02
    96006 96 506A   0433 F 20090625195023500 16 15 1628408+055807 28  +123 01
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20090625202439500 16 15 1602491+093353 28  +123 01
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20090625202706500 16 15 1605269+093313 28  +131 05
    96012 96 512A   0433 F 20090625202828500 16 15 1606553+093224 18  +125 01
    96015 96 515A   0433 F 20090625203425500 16 15 1325133+104237 28  +141 03
    96015 96 515A   0433 F 20090625203703500 16 15 1327532+103736 28  +136 03
    96015 96 515A   0433 F 20090625203755500 16 15 1328461+103551 38  +140 04
    96103 96 603A   0433 F 20090625204948000 16 15 1522052-162113 28  +127 02
    96103 96 603A   0433 F 20090625205030000 16 15 1523105-162343 28  +134 01
    96103 96 603A   0433 F 20090625205156000 16 15 1525100-162727 28  +135 58
    96137 96 637A   0433 F 20090625205439000 16 15 1732327-110352 18  +147 04
    96137 96 637A   0433 F 20090625205604000 16 15 1734009-110358 97  +143 02
    96137 96 637A   0433 F 20090625205751000 16 15 1735517-110359 28  +142 02
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    ---------------------------
    NSS-703
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20090625184128500 16 15 1705024+051804 38  +117 02
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20090625184250500 16 15 1706243+051802 28  +117 03
    23305 94 064A   0433 F 20090625184355500 16 15 1707298+051800 28  +115 02
    METEOSAT 7
    24932 97 049B   0433 F 20090625184128500 16 15 1707233+050255 28  +138 24
    24932 97 049B   0433 F 20090625184355500 16 15 1709501+045913 38  +139 03
    ASIASAT 2 PKM
    23725 95 064C   0433 F 20090625184128500 16 35 1705060+047807 89  +121 05
    23725 95 064C   0433 F 20090625184233500 16 35 1707223+045834 69  +110 07
    LDREX 2
    29496 06 043C   0433 F 20090625185155500 16 25 1821056+040430 39  +102 17
    29496 06 043C   0433 F 20090625185211500 16 35 1821640+040324 19  +102 32
    ARIANE 5 R/B
    30795 07 007C   0433 F 20090625190709500 16 15 1826152+041004 18  +102 01
    30795 07 007C   0433 F 20090625191025500 16 15 1829453+040029 28  +102 01
    
    
    UNKNOWN
    ---------------
    00001           0433 F 20090625184128500 16 15 1703134+051742 38  +129 24
    00001           0433 F 20090625184144500 16 15 1703295+051719 18  +123 04
    00001           0433 F 20090625184201500 16 15 1703459+051656 18  +125 04
    00001           0433 F 20090625184217500 16 15 1704023+051631 28  +125 05
    00001           0433 F 20090625184233500 16 15 1704183+051608 18  +126 02
    00001           0433 F 20090625184250500 16 15 1704346+051542 28  +125 02
    00001           0433 F 20090625184306500 16 15 1704510+051518 28  +127 04
    00001           0433 F 20090625184322500 16 15 1705074+051453 18  +125 02
    00001           0433 F 20090625184339500 16 15 1705238+051429 28  +126 16
    00001           0433 F 20090625184355500 16 15 1705359+051357 48  +104 02
    
    
    Notes:
    -------
    
    (1) After several days of real miserable cold and wet weather it sort of
        cleared so managed to get some satellites before the clouds "got me".
        Lost about half an hour because of computer failure but managed to
        get it going again - hint to wife that I need a "spare" computer:-)).
    
    (2) May have #22915 and #23305 mixed up. Close together but think I got
        it right
    
    (3) Last report mentioned that MERCURY 1 had moved but it turned out that
        what was thought to be DSP-F20 was in fact MERCURY 1 which is now
        slowly drifting. DSP-F20 is over the Pacific - elements were too old...
    
    (4) Unknown found - unable to find match in my database.
    
    (5) All measuring processed automatically by APEX-II -total of 317
        images measured -usually 10-15 per satellite but only reporting
        three observations per satellite.
    
    (6) If I feel energetic I may do the video recording tomorrow....that
        will probably only be "strays" anyway.
    
    Cheers
    Greg 
    
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