Observations 23 NOV 2010
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CoSatrak system.
Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
software.
Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
GPS signal.
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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04418 70 046A 0433 P 20101123215908000 16 15 0714540+110509 38
04418 70 046A 0433 P 20101123220007000 16 15 0715533+110305 38
04418 70 046A 0433 P 20101123220033000 16 15 0716194+110210 28
04418 70 046A 0433 P 20101123220059000 16 15 0716453+110112 38
05205 71 039B 0433 P 20101123202301000 16 15 0038116+135443 38 +151 02
05205 71 039B 0433 P 20101123202354000 16 15 0039053+135617 28
05205 71 039B 0433 P 20101123202435000 16 25 0039747+135724 48
05205 71 039B 0433 P 20101123202521000 16 15 0040351+135843 19
05205 71 039B 0433 P 20101123202601000 16 15 0041137+135958 28
05854 72 010B 0433 P 20101123201801000 16 15 0030282+134835 38
05854 72 010B 0433 P 20101123201920000 16 15 0031479+135122 38
05854 72 010B 0433 P 20101123202012000 16 15 0032409+135318 38
05854 72 010B 0433 P 20101123202058000 16 15 0033288+135447 38
05854 72 010B 0433 P 20101123202137000 16 15 0034076+135610 38
22787 93 056A 0433 P 20101123213751000 16 15 0348425+071639 28
22787 93 056A 0433 P 20101123213844000 16 15 0349345+071833 38
22787 93 056A 0433 P 20101123213930000 16 15 0350204+072014 18
22787 93 056A 0433 P 20101123214006000 16 15 0350567+072133 18
23132 94 035A 0433 P 20101123204354000 16 15 2351469-003736 18
23132 94 035A 0433 P 20101123204435000 16 15 2352282-003628 28
23132 94 035A 0433 P 20101123204515000 16 15 2353077-003532 48
23132 94 035A 0433 P 20101123204549000 16 15 2353426-003423 78
23132 94 035A 0433 P 20101123204624000 16 15 2354170-003344 38
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20101123214931000 16 15 0714132+080600 38
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20101123215048000 16 15 0715312+080636 38
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20101123215115000 16 15 0715587+080656 38
25967 99 063A 0433 P 20101123215143000 16 15 0716272+080713 38
26575 00 065A 0433 P 20101123203653000 16 15 2343111+035531 38
26575 00 065A 0433 P 20101123203813000 16 15 2344312+035528 38
26575 00 065A 0433 P 20101123203848000 16 15 2345092+035561 49
26575 00 065A 0433 P 20101123203927000 16 15 2345449+035554 18
26880 01 033A 0433 P 20101123215629000 16 15 0711576+085651 38
26880 01 033A 0433 P 20101123215711000 16 15 0712396+085740 28
26880 01 033A 0433 P 20101123215741000 16 15 0713092+085815 28
26880 01 033A 0433 P 20101123215805000 16 15 0713338+085843 28
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20101123214131000 16 15 0358260+061223 28
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20101123214207000 16 15 0359015+061302 18
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20101123214243000 16 15 0359376+061341 38 +080 00
27168 02 001A 0433 P 20101123214320000 16 15 0400149+061422 28 +080 00
27169 02 001B 0433 P 20101123220329000 16 15 0742402+073852 28 +095 05
27169 02 001B 0433 P 20101123220357000 16 15 0743093+073859 28
27169 02 001B 0433 P 20101123220424000 16 15 0743367+073902 28
27169 02 001B 0433 P 20101123220502000 16 15 0744145+073904 28
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20101123215245000 16 15 0714116+073935 38
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20101123215405000 16 15 0715331+073938 38
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20101123215441000 16 15 0716078+073940 38
28117 03 057A 0433 P 20101123215506000 16 15 0716334+073938 38
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20101123211317000 16 15 0545159+051623 28
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20101123211435500 16 15 0546327+051624 28
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20101123211517500 16 15 0547140+051624 28
34713 09 017A 0433 P 20101123211548500 16 15 0547452+051624 28
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20101123220651000 16 15 0500165+052429 38
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20101123220736000 16 15 0501009+052431 28 +128 02
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20101123220805000 16 15 0501308+052430 38
35815 09 047A 0433 P 20101123220840000 16 15 0502054+052431 28
36108 09 068A 0433 P 20101123203319000 16 15 2338334+051813 38
36108 09 068A 0433 P 20101123203443000 16 15 2339579+051814 28
36108 09 068A 0433 P 20101123203520000 16 15 2340343+051814 18
36868 10 039A 0433 P 20101123201057000 16 15 0023321+201559 28
36868 10 039A 0433 P 20101123201152000 16 15 0024222+201807 28
36868 10 039A 0433 P 20101123201236000 16 15 0025026+201947 28
36868 10 039A 0433 P 20101123201315000 16 15 0025385+202120 38
36868 10 039A 0433 P 20101123201407000 16 15 0026263+202319 38
90070 06 829A 0433 P 20101123212946000 16 15 0604541+112812 38
90070 06 829A 0433 P 20101123213105000 16 15 0608259+105638 28
90070 06 829A 0433 P 20101123213234000 16 15 0612271+102108 38
90070 06 829A 0433 P 20101123213402000 16 15 0616281+094607 38
90070 06 829A 0433 P 20101123213528000 16 15 0620233+091236 88
STRAYS SEEN:
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PAKSAT - close to PAN
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20101123220651000 16 15 0500306+052633 38
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20101123220736000 16 15 0501151+052634 28 +124 01
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20101123220805000 16 15 0501448+052635 38
23779 96 006A 0433 P 20101123220840000 16 15 0502195+052635 28
ARABSAT 5A
36745 10 032B 0433 P 20101123214131000 16 15 0400436+052947 28
36745 10 032B 0433 P 20101123214207000 16 15 0401188+052946 18
36745 10 032B 0433 P 20101123214243000 16 15 0401547+052949 38 +113 01
36745 10 032B 0433 P 20101123214320000 16 15 0402332+052945 28 +112 01
ARIANE 5 DEB SYLDA
36747 10 032D 0433 P 20101123220502000 16 15 0744493+082024 38
INTELSAT 904
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20101123211317000 16 15 0544346+051804 28
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20101123211435500 16 15 0545515+051806 28
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20101123211517500 16 15 0546327+051806 28
27380 02 007A 0433 P 20101123211548500 16 15 0547037+051806 28
INTELSAT 605
21653 91 055A 0433 P 20101123220651000 16 15 0459080+060128 38
21653 91 055A 0433 P 20101123220736000 16 15 0459524+060243 28 +147 05
21653 91 055A 0433 P 20101123220805000 16 15 0500167+060310 38
21653 91 055A 0433 P 20101123220840000 16 15 0500557+060427 28
ATLANTIC BIRD CONFUSION WITH WGS F3
27508 02 040A 0433 P 20101123203319000 16 15 2337126+052054 38
27508 02 040A 0433 P 20101123203443000 16 15 2338368+052056 28
27508 02 040A 0433 P 20101123203520000 16 15 2339136+052058 18
ARIANE 5 R/B range 29720 kms steady
33156 08 034D 0433 P 20101123215048000 16 15 0718413+074924 38 +100 05
33156 08 034D 0433 P 20101123215115000 16 15 0719087+075101 38 +100 05
VIDEO OBSERVATIONS:
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MINTRON surveillance camera and 50mm focal length f/1.8 lens.
GPS time stamped frames.
FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210305600 56 15 1929150-553038 39 +040 05
24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210404500 56 15 2025190-464326 39 +035 05
24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210505300 56 15 2107040-344357 39 +030 05
24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210557200 56 15 2132200-231938 39 +025 05
24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210645600 56 15 2149340-125428 39 +030 05
24680 96 072A 0433 P 20101123210747400 56 15 2205110-005049 39 +035 05
STRAYS SEEN:
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ARGOS Steady
25634 99 008A 0433 P 20101123210026800 56 15 1936390-553828 39 +050 05
SL-14 R/B
16263 85 108B 0433 P 20101123210417400 56 15 2027560-445627 39 +050 05
ISIS 1 variable
03669 69 009A 0433 P 20101123212748600 56 15 1118060-775856 39 +040 05
NOTES:
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(1) Prime purpose of session was to do orbit plane scan for X-37B.
Already reported.
(2) Conditions poor - very windy and bright moon so unable to use long
exposures.
(3) Confusion between ATLANTIC BIRD and WGS F3 - think I have identified
correctly.
(4) AEHF1 easy steady object.
Cheers
Greg
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