Observations 26 Mar 2007: ---------------------------------- Cosatrak 2 (Computerised satellite Tracking System). MINTRON low light level CCD surveillance camera (0.005 lux typical in non integration mode) and 0.00005 lux in STARLIGHT mode with 128 frame integration. Used with 150mm aperture f/5 Celestron reflector on Vixen Super Polaris equatorial mount used in alt-azimuth configuration and fitted with stepper motors on azimuth and elevation axis. Integrating for 96 frames which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.92 seconds per image. Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S, Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa For CLASSFD.TLE: ------------------------- 27712 03 012B 0433 F 20070326193319400 56 15 0426010+061958 39 +115 05 27712 03 012B 0433 F 20070326193657500 56 15 0429400+062020 39 +115 05 90043 05 835A 0433 F 20070326201617000 56 15 0735100+070837 39 +105 05 90043 05 835A 0433 F 20070326202013800 56 15 0739080+070837 39 +105 05 Strays seen: ---------------- SL-12 R/B(2) geostationary 20502 90 016D 0433 F 20070326183644400 56 15 0636380+155646 39 +135 05 Titan 3C transtage geostationary range 40440 kms 06976 73 100D 0433 F 20070326203603300 56 15 1408260-043446 39 +135 05 Atlas 2A centaur range 13600 kms 26353 00 022B 0433 F 20070326210324600 56 15 0727140+191129 39 +080 05 Old "New" unknowns -------------------------- 91096 07 056GEO 0433 F 20070326183959900 56 15 1138210+003441 39 +100 05 91096 07 056GEO 0433 F 20070326184251000 56 15 1141090+002624 39 +100 05 91096 07 056GEO 0433 F 20070326184606500 56 15 1144230+001648 39 +095 05 91097 07 058GEO 0433 F 20070326202440800 56 15 1357220-043753 39 +110 05 91097 07 058GEO 0433 F 20070326202856500 56 15 1401390-044817 39 +110 05 91097 07 058GEO 0433 F 20070326203412400 56 15 1406550-050106 39 +110 05 91100 07 072GEO 0433 F 20070326190259800 56 15 0707410+134430 39 +130 05 91100 07 072GEO 0433 F 20070326190654900 56 15 0711340+133434 39 +135 05 91100 07 072GEO 0433 F 20070326190957200 56 15 0714350+132647 39 +125 05 91101 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326200819500 56 15 0722410+070304 39 +140 05 91101 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326201303400 56 15 0727210+070516 39 +125 05 91101 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326201531800 56 15 0729480+070601 39 +125 05 91102 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326180953100 56 15 0412220+083418 39 +135 05 91102 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326181229200 56 15 0415380+083435 39 +130 05 91102 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326181639300 56 15 0420520+083443 39 +130 05 91103 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326181954800 56 15 0711450+151143 39 +100 05 91103 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326182355500 56 15 0715500+151050 39 +100 05 91103 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326182707200 56 15 0719050+150956 39 +100 05 91104 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326185704500 56 15 0641560+143230 39 +145 05 91104 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326185859200 56 15 0643500+143554 39 +135 05 91104 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326190107000 56 15 0645580+143927 39 +130 05 91105 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326192115600 56 15 0415470+064941 39 +110 05 91105 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326192610800 56 15 0420350+065116 39 +105 05 91105 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326192950700 56 15 0424110+065216 39 +105 05 91106 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326193812700 56 15 0437530+051355 39 +145 05 91106 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326194113200 56 15 0440500+051850 39 +120 05 91106 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326194513800 56 15 0444470+052808 39 +140 05 91107 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326184959700 56 15 0647430+064339 39 +145 05 91107 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326185231900 56 15 0650140+064502 39 +140 05 91107 07 077GEO 0433 F 20070326185615700 56 15 0654000+064703 39 +145 05 91108 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326182928200 56 15 0628100+153900 39 +140 05 91108 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326183319500 56 15 0632070+154358 39 +145 05 91108 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326183514100 56 15 0634050+154615 39 +140 05 91110 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326191208800 56 15 0910450+190032 39 +110 05 91110 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326191520600 56 15 0913340+184720 39 +125 05 91110 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326191902500 56 15 0916490+183143 39 +110 05 91111 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326195445400 56 15 0911520+180910 39 +135 05 91111 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326195948100 56 15 0916440+174511 39 +125 05 91111 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326200530300 56 15 0922160+171714 39 +140 05 91112 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326175518900 56 15 0849530+083511 39 +130 05 91112 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326180051700 56 15 0855310+083904 39 +125 05 91112 07 079GEO 0433 F 20070326180456100 56 15 0859380+084143 39 +130 05 New "new" unknowns: -------------------------------- 91113 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326205007500 56 15 1324140+042217 39 +125 05 91113 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326205249100 56 15 1326580+041824 39 +125 05 91114 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326205602800 56 15 0821080+161558 39 +105 05 91114 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326210016600 56 15 0825270+161738 39 +105 05 91114 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326210245100 56 15 0828000+161833 39 +105 05 91115 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326210400300 56 15 0727330+191627 39 +130 05 91115 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326210647600 56 15 0730270+191610 39 +140 05 91115 07 085GEO 0433 F 20070326211010700 56 15 0733590+191549 39 +130 05 Notes: ------------- (01) #91096 - maybe slight variability (02) #91097 - minor slight variation, infrequent weak flash (03) #91098 - in CLASSFD.TLE as #90073 (04) #91099 - if memory correct now too low in west and drifting west. (05) #91100 - slight variability (06) #91101 - slow variability about mag +12.5 to +14-no flashes seen (07) #91102 - slight variability (08) #91103 - basically steady and bright- mag +10 (09) #91104 - variable, flashes weak but fairly frequent (10) #91105 - mostly invisible then slow increase to about mag +10.5 (11) #91106 - maybe slight variability (12) #91107 - essentially steady - no flashing seen (13) #91108 - short period (few seconds?) small amplitude variation (14) #91109 - if memory correct now too low east and drifting east. (15) #91110 - flashing magnitude +11 to about mag +14 - might be DSP?? (16) #91111 - quite variable, mag 10.5 to +14, period around a minute. (17) #91112 - slight slow variability (18) #91113 - essentially steady (19) #91114 - bright and steady (20) #91115 - variable, short period? 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