Obs 19 Sept- some 17th Sept 2006

From: Greg Roberts (grr@iafrica.com)
Date: Wed Sep 20 2006 - 07:50:32 EDT

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    Observations 19 Sept 2006:
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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 100mm focal length f/2.8 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
    
    
    
    19 September:
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    For CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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    23533 95 015A   0433 P 20060919173943200 56 15 2014217-633200 39  +050 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 P 20060919174438400 56 15 1649255-715836 39  +040 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 P 20060919174608600 56 15 1930206-513615 39  +030 05
    26907 01 040C   0433 P 20060919174837200 56 15 2052410-055359 39  +025 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 P 20060919174438400 56 15 1635545-730648 39  +040 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 P 20060919174608600 56 15 1928348-534622 39  +031 05
    26905 01 040A   0433 P 20060919174837200 56 15 2053288-074546 39  +025 05
    25725 99 023B   0433 P 20060919180725400 56 15 1534009-091336 39  +075 05
    25725 99 023B   0433 P 20060919180848100 56 15 1546057-102539 39  +070 05
    25725 99 023B   0433 P 20060919181115100 56 15 1608131-122848 39  +070 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20060919185917400 56 15 1422576-444945 39  +025 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20060919190105200 56 15 1410256-540106 39  +085 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20060919190245700 56 15 1347503-625243 39  +090 05
    90064 06 579A   0433 P 20060919190407500 56 15 1312019-695119 39  +095 05
    25489 98 055A   0433 P 20060919191743200 56 15 1454190-595152 39  +105 05
    25489 98 055A   0433 P 20060919191808800 56 15 1536515-545945 39  +105 05
    90027 04 841A   0433 P 20060919192032300 56 15 2041414+334740 39  +080 05
    90027 04 841A   0433 P 20060919192237400 56 15 2047019+321942 39  +080 05
    90027 04 841A   0433 P 20060919193139700 56 15 2116156+240724 39  +075 05
    90027 04 841A   0433 P 20060919193537200 56 15 2134171+185808 39  +070 05
    
    Strays seen:
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    Iridium 26
    24903 97 043A   0433 P 20060919171808200 56 15 0457291-711010 39  +069 05
    ISS
    25544 98 067A   0433 P 20060919175302100 56 15 1259216-384553 39  -015 05
    25544 98 067A   0433 P 20060919175451000 56 15 0734107-733055 39  -020 05
    ST-115 (Shuttle)
    29391 06 036A   0433 P 20060919175329200 56 15 1259068-384551 39  +025 05
    29391 06 036A   0433 P 20060919175517900 56 15 0739163-732714 39  +015 05
    SL-14 rocket
    23447 94 086G   0433 P 20060919180450800 56 15 1517266-065605 39  +065 05
    Cosmos 2100
    20804 90 083A   0433 P 20060919190105200 56 15 1414240-541227 39  +095 05
    
    
    
    17 Sept 2006:
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    Strays seen:
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    SL-8 rocket
    15360 94 109B   0433 P 20060917172038700 56 15 1616424-091646 39  +070 05
    Meteor 1-12
    06079 72 049A   0433 P 20060917181309900 56 15 1743058+015200 39  +045 05
    SL-8 rocket
    09044 76 070B   0433 P 20060917181616000 56 15 1749593+021635 39  +085 05
    Cosmos 2389
    27436 02 026A   0433 P 20060917182812300 56 15 1811005+033757 39  +075 05
    Cosmos 256
    03576 68 106A   0433 P 20060917183135400 56 15 1813570+034729 39  +090 05
    SL-12 rocket  range 9810 kms variable
    24919 97 046D   0433 P 20060917183335700 56 15 1731497+045338 39  +090 05
    Cosmos 1220  fast - range 766km
    12054 80 089A   0433 P 20060917183522900 56 15 1730060+044728 39  +095 05
    SL-6 rocket
    17216 86 098D   0433 P 20060917191936500 56 15 2146213-670357 39  +075 05
    
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Poor night - transparency bad. Only tracked because I wanted
        to see the space shuttle and International Space station.
    
    (2) #25489 very difficult.
    
    (3) #90064 faint except for several bright flashes over the space
        of about one minute- brightest flash about mag +2.5.
    
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
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