Observations 09 June 2015 --------------------------------------------- Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System). FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS Used with 55mm aperture f/1.8 Minolta lens. Field of view 18.5 x 13.8 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: ----------------------------- 21799 91 076C 0433 P 20150609182242060 55 15 0656130-434220 39 21799 91 076C 0433 P 20150609182332863 55 15 0743370-395453 39 21799 91 076C 0433 P 20150609182414274 55 15 0827110-342038 39 23233 94 057A 0433 P 20150609164647534 55 15 0509300-385800 39 23233 94 057A 0433 P 20150609164743356 55 15 0541150-273922 39 23233 94 057A 0433 P 20150609164916470 55 15 0615040-084815 39 23533 95 015A 0433 P 20150609162210300 55 15 1549260-542152 39 23533 95 015A 0433 P 20150609162246762 55 15 1458450-475238 39 23533 95 015A 0433 P 20150609162350906 55 15 1345030-292945 39 25724 99 023A 0433 P 20150609180103405 55 15 0832380-025823 39 25724 99 023A 0433 P 20150609180228841 55 15 0922560-012014 39 25724 99 023A 0433 P 20150609180334293 55 15 1013350+005705 39 25724 99 023A 0433 P 20150609180429914 55 15 1106330+033819 39 25725 99 023B 0433 P 20150609163659016 55 15 0833060-074904 39 25725 99 023B 0433 P 20150609163854149 55 15 0853580-095701 39 25725 99 023B 0433 P 20150609164106740 55 15 0918450-121046 39 39630 14 015A 0433 P 20150609181024871 55 15 0953330+020011 39 39630 14 015A 0433 P 20150609181029871 55 15 0953540+032014 39 39630 14 015A 0433 P 20150609181216034 55 15 0958260+242929 39 39475 13 072P 0433 P 20150609170420474 55 15 1423160+044635 39 39475 13 072P 0433 P 20150609170520837 55 15 1340100-213415 39 39475 13 072P 0433 P 20150609170718040 55 15 0713390-693353 39 40651 15 025A 0433 P 20150609170157639 55 15 0926410+362616 39 40651 15 025A 0433 P 20150609170201847 55 15 0934290+371651 39 40651 15 025A 0433 P 20150609170206062 55 15 0942050+380259 39 40651 15 025A 0433 P 20150609170210267 55 15 0950260+384903 39 STRAYS SEEN: --------------------- 20559 90 030B 0433 P 20150609180446717 55 15 1053440-022339 39 25345 98 032D 0433 P 20150609173044736 55 15 0931540+263202 39 28737 05 024A 0433 P 20150609175844433 55 15 0854110-002135 39 34780 09 018B 0433 P 20150609180334293 55 15 1032390-012255 39 37820 11 053A 0433 P 20150609173044736 55 15 0928540+245515 39 39210 13 037C 0433 P 20150609175844433 55 15 0840010-041434 39 NOTES: ------------ (1) Poor conditions - dodging clouds until eventually clouded out. (2) OTV-4 abnormally faint- did not see it crossing field of view and only later found very faint trail at around mag +7. It did brighten at end of pass just before shadow entry to the expected level. First time I have seen such a large variation in brightness. Somewhat difficult to measure on account of ill defined trail ends. (3) Initially mistook Payload C (#39210) and SJ-7 ( 28737) for a NOSS pair until it came to measuring. (4) TELKOM 3 gave spectacular flare to about magnitude -2 - position not measured (5) Had two CZ-3 rocket bodies flying together but at different altitudes (6) The 55mm f/1.8 lens used is unsuitable for tracking at my location - too fast for the light polluted sky so will be "retired" to the junk box. Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Wed Jun 10 2015 - 07:39:04 UTC
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