Observations 26 Mar 2008: ----------------------------------- Cosatrak 1 (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 200mm focal length f/2.8 lens,integrating for 128 frames which is equivalent to a max exposure of 2.56 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 CLASSIFIED.TLE: ======================== VORTEX B was #90055 previously 11558 79 086A 0433 G 20080326175053100 56 15 0811440+110937 39 +095 05 11558 79 086A 0433 G 20080326175500800 56 15 0815420+110820 39 +095 05 UFO F2 was #90034 previously 22787 93 056A 0433 G 20080326200521200 56 15 1023530+112830 39 +110 05 22787 93 056A 0433 G 20080326200916800 56 15 1027500+112644 39 +110 05 AKA #96023 and UI023 90051 05 605A 0433 G 20080326180824600 56 15 0630060+120509 39 +105 05 90051 05 605A 0433 G 20080326181243400 56 15 0633410+120236 39 +105 05 DSP F3 AKA as #96043 and UI043 05851 72 010A 0433 G 20080326181925900 56 15 1209250+002237 39 +130 05 05851 72 010A 0433 G 20080326182357100 56 15 1213550+000923 39 +130 05 05851 72 010A 0433 G 20080326182337400 56 15 1213300+001023 39 +130 05 UFO F11 was #90038 and AKA as 96117 and UI117 28117 03 057A 0433 G 20080326182943600 56 15 1156580+041507 39 +095 05 28117 03 057A 0433 G 20080326183445000 56 15 1202010+041218 39 +095 05 28117 03 057A 0433 G 20080326201231500 56 15 1339590+032130 39 +090 05 AKA as UI027 96027 96 527A 0433 G 20080326184730600 56 15 0933230+133052 39 +110 05 96027 96 527A 0433 G 20080326185250600 56 15 0938450+132207 39 +110 05 AKA as UI058 96058 96 558A 0433 G 20080326185432300 56 15 0925260+184453 39 +095 05 96058 96 558A 0433 G 20080326185658900 56 15 0927400+183647 39 +095 05 MAGNUM 1 was #90037 15543 85 010B 0433 G 20080326185851800 56 15 1230260+122509 39 +105 05 15543 85 010B 0433 G 20080326190501500 56 15 1236240+120114 39 +105 05 AKA as UI127 96127 96 127A 0433 G 20080326191923500 56 15 1042100+131810 39 +135 05 96127 96 127A 0433 G 20080326192211800 56 15 1044560+131859 39 +135 05 96127 96 127A 0433 G 20080326192843500 56 15 1051260+131748 39 +135 05 DSCS III B10 was #90042 - see notes below 22915 93 074A 0433 G 20080326193012400 56 15 1158510+094320 39 +105 05 22915 93 074A 0433 G 20080326193215600 56 15 1200550+094247 39 +108 05 22915 93 074A 0433 G 20080326193529200 56 15 1204070+094151 39 +108 05 22915 93 074A 0433 G 20080326193825200 56 15 1207070+094121 39 +108 05 22915 93 074A 0433 G 20080326194246500 56 15 1211300+094012 39 +105 05 96066 AKA as UI066 - see notes below 96066 96 066A 0433 G 20080326192935600 56 15 1154260+094033 39 +105 05 96066 96 066A 0433 G 20080326193217600 56 15 1157090+093955 39 +105 05 96066 96 066A 0433 G 20080326193529200 56 15 1200250+093931 39 +105 05 96066 96 066A 0433 G 20080326193825200 56 15 1203200+093900 39 +105 05 96066 96 066A 0433 G 20080326194246500 56 15 1207420+093822 39 +105 05 DSP F2 AKA as 96035 and UI035 05204 71 039A 0433 G 20080326194522600 56 15 1408530-044936 39 +130 05 05204 71 039A 0433 G 20080326194707700 56 15 1410400-045148 39 +120 05 DSP F23 32287 07 054A 0433 G 20080326204633300 56 15 0929280+021219 39 +110 05 32287 07 054A 0433 G 20080326205224000 56 15 0935180+020902 39 +110 05 AKA 96017 and UI017 90030 05 544A 0433 G 20080326210053500 56 15 0941070+135226 39 +115 05 90030 05 544A 0433 G 20080326210608300 56 15 0946240+135034 39 +115 05 AKA 96037 and UI037 90003 99 503A 0433 G 20080326210727700 56 15 0951360+171829 39 +090 05 90003 99 503A 0433 G 20080326211154000 56 15 0956000+170650 39 +090 05 96105? - see notes below 96105 96 605A 0433 G 20080326212008800 56 15 0834030+052331 39 +130 05 96105 96 605A 0433 G 20080326212320300 56 15 0837150+052327 39 +120 05 96105 96 605A 0433 G 20080326212612200 56 15 0840060+052320 39 +120 05 Strays seen: ================= Cosmos 1891 18402 87 087A 0433 G 20080326173646700 56 15 0623380+052113 39 +080 05 Cosmos 1048 11111 78 105A 0433 G 20080326175708900 56 15 0826080+104929 39 +060 05 Satcom K2 geostationary flashing 16276 85 109D 0433 G 20080326180929900 56 15 0632460+121459 39 +110 05 Nata 4B geostationary 22921 93 076A 0433 G 20080326184854400 56 15 0935430+130005 39 +130 05 Raduga 1-4 geostationary long slow flashing, invisible in between flashes 25642 99 010A 0433 G 20080326184854400 56 15 0937150+132453 39 +085 05 Ariane 44L +R/B range 16300kms variable 21941 92 021C 0433 G 20080326204100500 56 15 1028470+132239 39 +085 05 SL-12 R/B(2) range 38130 kms, variable 25900 99 047E 0433 G 20080326210226100 56 15 0944440+134814 39 +125 05 Atlantic Bird 1 geostationary 27508 02 040A 0433 G 20080326211421900 56 15 0826000+052649 39 +110 05 Notes: -------- (1) DSCS III B10 /90042/96066 - some confusion here - had two equally bright satellites in field of view. Im not sure which is which. 90042 is supposed to also be 96066 so one of the satellites in the field is an intruder or 90042 is not the same as 96066.... I will look into this question. (2) 96105 - was somewhat off track so identity is not certain. (3) DSP F3 difficult due to low elevation - could see occasional weak flash (4) 96127 difficult- had to do long integrations so a bit of spread in declination. (5) DSP F2 difficult - only one bright flash to about +12 mag, rest barely visible (6) #90003 nice regular flasher, invisible in between flashes. Cheers Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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