Observations 24 Nov 2005:
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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 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens,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
"Unknown" bites the dust!
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I checked the three "unknowns" found and have now identified unknown
91044 as SKYNET4E so it is no longer an unknown. For some unknown
reason it seems the program I use to identify satellites did not show
SKYNET4 E at the time..... The other two unknowns remain unknown at
this time.
Remaining satellites seen:
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Pas 10
26766 01 019A 0433 G 20050524183838900 56 15 0351221+050947 39 +105 05
Pas 7
25473 98 052A 0433 G 20050524183838900 56 15 0352073+051048 39 +110 05
90031
90031 05 546A 0433 G 20050524183838900 56 15 0355267+045824 39 +115 05
Inmarsat 4 F1
28628 05 009A 0433 G 20050524184011800 56 15 0333166+075216 39 +085 05
Oscar 27
18361 87 080A 0433 G 20050524183952400 56 15 0332112+080300 39 +083 05
Intelsat 704
23461 95 001A 0433 G 20050524184314300 56 15 0345178+051258 39 +110 05
SL-8 R/B
07594 74 105B 0433 G 20050524184354000 56 15 0349361+042650 39 +040 05
Intelsat 906
27513 02 041A 0433 G 20050524184751200 56 15 0341542+051318 39 +100 05
Cosmos 1891
18402 87 087A 0433 G 20050524184734100 56 15 0347287+053532 39 +065 05
Intelsat 902
26900 01 039A 0433 G 20050524185223800 56 15 0337014+051522 39 +110 05
Inmarsat 3F1
23839 96 020A 0433 G 20050524185353800 56 15 0345412+051618 39 +105 05
Intelsat 601
21765 91 075A 0433 G 20050524185353800 56 15 0348238+042911 39 +110 05
SL-14 R/B
21398 91 039B 0433 G 20050524185532900 56 15 0352048+030139 39 +030 05
SL-14 R/B
13590 82 096B 0433 G 20050524190736700 56 15 0318479+160935 39 +055 05
Marisat 3
08882 76 053A 0433 G 20050524190840300 56 15 0320041+154026 39 +115 05
Olympus 1
20122 89 053A 0433 G 20050524193430400 56 15 0401376+065428 39 +120 05
SL-12 R/B
25788 99 033D 0433 G 20050524193937200 56 15 0359029+083604 39 +085 05
OV1-2 inclination 144 degrees
01613 65 078A 0433 G 20050524193952200 56 15 0356344+074755 39 +085 05
Block DM-SL R/B
27953 03 044B 0433 G 20050524194041000 56 15 0358118+071425 39 +093 05
Gorizont 19
20263 89 081A 0433 G 20050524194944100 56 15 0401478+075305 39 +120 05
NSS 703
23305 94 064A 0433 G 20050524195248000 56 15 0415446+051748 39 +080 05
Bonum 1
25546 98 068A 0433 G 20050524195248000 56 15 0410525+051620 39 +120 05
SKYNET 4E
25639 99 009B 0433 G 20050524195721800 56 15 0402203+054830 39 +105 05
25639 99 009B 0433 G 20050524195853800 56 15 0403541+055024 39 +105 05
Intelsat 702
23124 94 034A 0433 G 20050524195923500 56 15 0412535+051907 39 +107 05
23124 94 034A 0433 G 20050524200049100 56 15 0414191+051845 39 +107 05
Insat 3E
27951 03 043E 0433 G 20050524195923500 56 15 0413458+052134 39 +111 05
27951 03 043E 0433 G 20050524200049100 56 15 0415098+052059 39 +111 05
90013
90013 03 564A 0433 G 20050524200426600 56 15 0328435+102945 39 +077 05
Thuraya 2
27825 03 026A 0433 G 20050524200426600 56 15 0329389+102602 39 +080 05
H-1 R/B
20230 89 070B 0433 G 20050524200437500 56 15 0328593+103525 39 +089 05
Europe Star F1
26590 00 068A 0433 G 20050524202113800 56 15 0350419+052446 39 +090 05
Raduga 1-5
26477 00 049A 0433 G 20050524202717800 56 15 0357239+034429 39 +110 05
Ekran 14
15626 85 024A 0433 G 20050524210607000 56 15 0348226+130551 39 +101 05
Ariane 3 debri
18571 87 078F 0433 G 20050524211116400 56 15 0342312+111328 39 +085 05
Gorizont 15
19017 88 028A 0433 G 20050524211420600 56 15 0401465+095452 39 +095 05
19017 88 028A 0433 G 20050524211539600 56 15 0402546+095635 39 +095 05
19017 88 028A 0433 G 20050524212255300 56 15 0409024+100235 39 +095 05
Marecs A Faint flasher +11.5 to invisible
13010 81 122A 0433 G 20050524211608400 56 15 0337279+112008 39 +115 05
SL-6 R/B
19448 88 076D 0433 G 20050524211841900 56 15 0340169+101856 39 +100 05
CZ-3 R/B range 20260 kms
20559 90 030B 0433 G 20050524213034400 56 15 0337189+102314 39 +078 05
SL-12 R/B range 8780 kms
26486 00 051D 0433 G 20050524213357500 56 15 0357326+095137 39 +070 05
Ariane 44L debri range 18780 kms
21818 91 084D 0433 G 20050524214637000 56 15 0330346+084419 39 +085 05
Ariane 42L debri range 19370 kms
23637 95 040B 0433 G 20050524215122800 56 15 0354024+064647 39 +082 05
90034
90034 05 592A 0433 G 20050524215343800 56 15 0408320+063158 39 +100 05
90034 05 592A 0433 G 20050524215450300 56 15 0409350+063209 39 +100 05
90034 05 592A 0433 G 20050524215508400 56 15 0409555+063328 39 +100 05
Ariane 44P R/B range 35200 kms
21727 91 067B 0433 G 20050524215438300 56 15 0409583+072133 39 +090 05
Inmarsat 3 F5
25153 98 006B 0433 G 20050524220051200 56 15 0359565+055447 39 +105 05
25153 98 006B 0433 G 20050524220223500 56 15 0401402+055346 39 +105 05
Gorizont 29
22907 93 072A 0433 G 20050524220223500 56 15 0404164+051650 39 +120 05
Hot Bird 5
25495 98 057A 0433 G 20050524220223500 56 15 0405137+053054 39 +105 05
Arabsat 3A
25638 99 009A 0433 G 20050524220223500 56 15 0405414+052903 39 +100 05
Pas 5
24916 97 046A 0433 G 20050524220223500 56 15 0406538+052818 39 +095 05
SL-12 r/b range 37000 kms
28704 05 023H 0433 G 20050524220522800 56 15 0417077+051422 39 +090 05
Astra 2D
26638 00 081A 0433 G 20050524220522800 56 15 0419001+052352 39 +090 05
Astra 2B
26494 00 054A 0433 G 20050524220522800 56 15 0419062+052710 39 +090 05
Astra 2A
25462 98 050A 0433 G 20050524220522800 56 15 0419175+052900 39 +090 05
Eurobird
26719 01 011A 0433 G 20050524220522800 56 15 0420215+053003 39 +090 05
Xtar-Eur
28542 05 005A 0433 G 20050524220712200 56 15 0424344+052702 39 +090 05
Eutelsat W3
25673 99 018A 0433 G 20050524220833400 56 15 0352092+053208 39 +090 05
Afristar
25515 98 063A 0433 G 20050524220833400 56 15 0349322+052949 39 +090 05
Ariane 44L Deb range 26300 km
27108 90 063D 0433 G 20050524221000200 56 15 0400152+053451 39 +100 05
Astra 3A
27400 02 015B 0433 G 20050524221000200 56 15 0402151+052720 39 +085 05
Astra 1D
23331 94 070A 0433 G 20050524221000200 56 15 0402240+052545 39 +095 05
DFH-32
24798 97 021A 0433 G 20050524221133100 56 15 0411009+043720 39 +085 05
Raduga 1-6
26936 01 045A 0433 G 20050524221432500 56 15 0421019+041713 39 +100 05
Artemis
26863 01 029A 0433 G 20050524221908800 56 15 0402124+031448 39 +085 05
Notes:
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(1) These are all the satellites observed during my 4 hour geostationary
scan of my zones 1 to 5. The 2 unknowns seen (#91043 AND #91045) have
been reported earlier and are not included in the above. The most
satellites in the field of view at one time was six.
Cheers
Greg
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