Observations 06 Sept 2010
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
Camera mount now carries two systems that can be operated
together as two totally different sytems and computers used.
Generally the DSI Pro II camera will be used for high altitude
slow moving objects. Tests seem to indicate that its sensitivity
is comparable to the MINTRON ( possibly better) but as its not
possible (?) to time stamp to better than 1 second accuracy the
time resolution is not good enough for LEO objects.
(1) 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 50mm focal length f/1.8 lens,integrating for 128 fields
which is equivalent to a max exposure of 2.56 seconds maximum
per image. Field of view 6.8 x 5.4 degrees.
Individual frames are video time stamped with GPS derived 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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NOSS 5A
14112 83 056A 0433 F 20100906174600500 56 15 2003570+033034 39 +060 05
14112 83 056A 0433 F 20100906174618600 56 15 2010500+010339 39 +060 05
AEHF 1
36868 10 039A 0433 F 20100906185011000 56 15 1518290-063759 39 +060 05
STRAYS SEEN:
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H-2 R/B steady
24279 96 046C 0433 F 20100906172238300 56 15 2255370-253201 39 +035 05
COSMOS 968 variable
10520 77 119A 0433 F 20100906172625600 56 15 2016090+025202 39 +050 05
ODIN steady
26702 77 119A 0433 F 20100906173255300 56 15 2007130+023602 39 +030 05
SPACENET4 (ASC2) single very bright flash,otherwise invisible-geo drifter
21227 91 028A 0433 F 20100906173508800 56 15 1953020-000305 39 +020 05
SL8-R/B steady
11608 79 095B 0433 F 20100906182620900 56 15 1720160+181117 39 +040 05
SL-8 R/B steady
02802 67 045B 0433 F 20100906184531400 56 15 1631270+305645 39 +055 05
METEOR 2-18 steady
19851 89 018A 0433 F 20100906184751800 56 15 1631100+253715 39 +065 05
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B regular flasher, range 8350 kms
10976 78 068B 0433 F 20100906185019100 56 15 1521350-083749 39 +040 05
TITAN 3 C TRANSTAGE DEBRI steady
01668 65 082AF 0433 F 20100906173554300 56 15 1953030+002423 39 +035 05
BREEZE-M DEB (TANK) steady, range 2210 kms
34943 09 027C 0433 F 20100906174648200 56 15 1953420+002641 39 +025 05
CZ-4 DEB variable
20877 90 081AM 0433 F 20100906180341200 56 15 2007090+012723 39 +035 05
COSMOS 1048 steady
11111 78 105A 0433 F 20100906180533600 56 15 1957350+005034 39 +055 05
SL-8 R/B steady
11170 78 122B 0433 F 20100906180803400 56 15 1949410+000208 39 +045 05
METEOR 1-16 steady
07209 74 011A 0433 F 20100906180838200 56 15 1948410-000747 39 +050 05
N-2 R/B steady
17528 87 018B 0433 F 20100906182210700 56 15 1653110+213107 39 +040 05
DELTA 1 R/B range 3235 kms
10295 77 080B 0433 F 20100906182444900 56 15 1655370+214722 39 +070 05
SL-6 R/B variable
22020 92 040D 0433 F 20100906193205800 56 15 1851510+282638 39 +065 05
DELTA 4 R/B variable, range 8320 kms
35492 09 033B 0433 F 20100906195212000 56 15 1831300+034121 39 +045 05
Notes:
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(1) Measured manually from DVD recording of video from the MINTRON
finder of the 4 inch CCD main refractor.
Cheers
Greg
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