Optical 12 March 2015

Observations 12 March 2015
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).

FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS

Used with 193mm focal length f/2.8 Nikon telephoto lens.
Field of view 5.31 x 3.92 degrees.

Images processed with APEX.

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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10941 78 058A   0433 P 20150312190235644 16 15 0657303+124127 38 +115 01
10941 78 058A   0433 P 20150312190504483 16 15 0659568+124213 38 +115 01
10941 78 058A   0433 P 20150312190539902 16 15 0700317+124222 38 +119 04
23648 95 038C   0433 P 20150312191407446 16 15 1052430+162857 38
23648 95 038C   0433 P 20150312191517093 16 15 1053534+162531 58
23648 95 038C   0433 P 20150312191632452 16 15 1055101+162207 48
23648 95 038C   0433 P 20150312191711396 16 15 1055500+162020 28 +122 00
23648 95 038C   0433 P 20150312191806991 16 15 1056463+161744 48
33490 09 001A   0433 P 20150312181103289 16 15 0841256+095341 28 +086 53
33490 09 001A   0433 P 20150312181152851 16 15 0842153+095330 28 +084 57
33490 09 001A   0433 P 20150312181218101 16 15 0842406+095323 38 +086 51
39742 14 026B   0433 P 20150312184732051 16 15 0138384-523256 38
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312182406299 16 15 0503154-092926 28 +117 00
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312182522352 16 15 0504331-091546 78 +112 02
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312182845476 16 15 0508040-084014 68 +124 08
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312182924078 16 15 0508444-083403 28 +104 00
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312182959298 16 15 0509225-082620 19 +110 03
90040 05 683A   0433 P 20150312183041481 16 15 0510078-081728 28 +117 01
90108 14 854A   0433 P 20150312183347973 16 15 0905133+211002 48
90108 14 854A   0433 P 20150312183450075 16 15 0906162+210251 48 +099 01
90108 14 854A   0433 P 20150312183529603 16 15 0906564+205823 28 +139 01
90108 14 854A   0433 P 20150312183600104 16 15 0907279+205455 48
90108 14 854A   0433 P 20150312183636171 16 15 0908040+205053 38 +096 01

STRAYS SEEN:
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11115 78 106A   0433 P 20150312192409142 16 15 0718016+195409 28 +110 01
11115 78 106A   0433 P 20150312192454689 16 15 0718474+195238 28 +109 01
11115 78 106A   0433 P 20150312192532003 16 15 0719248+195122 28 +106 01
11115 78 106A   0433 P 20150312192603468 16 15 0719564+195016 28 +106 01
21223 91 026B   0433 P 20150312191517093 16 15 1045429+155738 28
21223 91 026B   0433 P 20150312191632452 16 15 1048058+154736 38
21223 91 026B   0433 P 20150312191711396 16 15 1049167+154246 28 +103 00
21223 91 026B   0433 P 20150312191806991 16 15 1050593+153536 38
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312190943567 16 15 1041528+150353 48 +151 03
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191120848 16 15 1043317+150227 29
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191301353 16 15 1045133+150049 38 +130 03
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191407446 16 15 1046202+145950 38
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191517093 16 15 1047311+145838 28
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191632452 16 15 1048466+145728 38
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191711396 16 15 1049265+145645 28 +115 00
24932 97 049B   0433 P 20150312191806991 16 15 1050229+145551 48
27825 03 026A   0433 P 20150312181103289 16 15 0840550+095818 28 +110 53
27825 03 026A   0433 P 20150312181218101 16 15 0842101+095801 38 +110 51
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312190943567 16 15 1044583+150112 48
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191120848 16 15 1046372+145944 38
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191301353 16 15 1048192+145809 38 +124 03
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191407446 16 15 1049266+145708 38
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191517093 16 15 1050373+145557 38
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191632452 16 15 1051536+145446 18
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191711396 16 15 1052336+145406 38 +118 02
28139 03 060D   0433 P 20150312191806991 16 15 1053302+145311 38
37817 11 051B   0433 P 20150312181103289 16 15 0847580+082556 28 +126 53
37817 11 051B   0433 P 20150312181218101 16 15 0849222+082225 58 +116 51

NOTES:
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(1) A frustrating session - much smoke pollution as result of local bush
     fires along with drifting cloud which eventually forced the end.

(2) This particular optical system not suitable for high altitude
     satellites as more aperture needed for the fainter objects so reverting
     back to the 4 inch which seems to be the "best-all-round" aperture for
     my situation.

Cheers
Greg
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