Optical 13 Sept 2016 Part 1

From: Greg Roberts via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:26:14 +0200
Observations 13 Sept 2016 Part 1
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).

FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS

Used with NIKON ED AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens
set at 88 mm focal length. Field of view 11.6 x 8.8 degrees,
image scale 25.1 arc sec/pixel.
Images processed and automatically reduced using APEX in all
cases.

Site 0433 : Longitude 18.5124 deg East, Latitude -33.9406 deg,
Elevation 9 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa

FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
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23851 96 024A   0433 F 20160913170207214 16 15 2045511+104138 38
23851 96 024A   0433 F 20160913170210925 16 15 2044127+112838 88
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171208254 16 15 2035063+143104 38
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171212074 16 15 2038314+134006 38
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171215894 16 15 2041569+124847 48
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171219714 16 15 2045236+115702 48
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171223535 16 15 2048504+110504 38
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171227345 16 15 2052177+101250 48
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171231162 16 15 2055450+092034 38
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171234976 16 15 2059126+082811 48
28646 05 016A   0433 F 20160913171238794 16 15 2102410+073532 38
31701 07 027A   0433 E 20160913190446209 16 15 1403557-081914 29
31701 07 027A   0433 E 20160913190458999 16 15 1403265-093417 28
31701 07 027A   0433 E 20160913190537348 16 15 1401336-132716 38
31708 07 027C   0433 E 20160913190446209 16 15 1405032-073724 28
31708 07 027C   0433 E 20160913190458999 16 15 1404365-085208 19
31708 07 027C   0433 E 20160913190537348 16 15 1403001-123842 38
31708 07 027C   0433 E 20160913190545018 16 15 1402247-133128 19
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175115218 16 15 2026599-134355 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175117778 16 15 2025189-142357 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175120344 16 15 2023362-150436 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175122901 16 15 2021519-154527 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175125464 16 15 2020056-162645 38
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175128034 16 15 2018170-170839 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175130589 16 15 2016267-175049 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175133152 16 15 2014347-183322 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175135723 16 15 2012401-191626 48
39462 13 072A   0433 F 20160913175138287 16 15 2010437-195943 48

UNKNOWN ?:
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99999           0433 F 20160913171941324 16 15 2021048+090151 48
99999           0433 F 20160913171954125 16 15 2025042+072820 48
99999           0433 F 20160913172009501 16 15 2030353+053227 48
99999           0433 F 20160913172024856 16 15 2035555+033638 48
99999           0433 F 20160913172037780 16 15 2040303+015815 48

STRAYS SEEN:
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04578 70 083A   0433 E 20160913185709520 16 15 1426573-083914 39
04578 70 083A   0433 E 20160913185721542 16 15 1423368-105943 79
04578 70 083A   0433 E 20160913185731809 16 15 1420371-125938 38
04578 70 083A   0433 E 20160913185742063 16 15 1417242-150249 38
10184 77 065N   0433 F 20160913171057394 16 15 2032225+095933 89
10184 77 065N   0433 F 20160913171101215 16 15 2037329+095207 49
10184 77 065N   0433 F 20160913171105032 16 15 2042461+094432 38
10184 77 065N   0433 F 20160913171108846 16 15 2047456+093724 29
10184 77 065N   0433 F 20160913171112666 16 15 2052254+093035 88
13067 82 013A   0433 E 20160913190026150 16 15 1435463-063755 29
13067 82 013A   0433 E 20160913190036389 16 15 1430533-091125 38
13067 82 013A   0433 E 20160913190046649 16 25 1425681-114824 28
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170443618 16 15 2048574+100548 38
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170447342 16 15 2049023+105015 38
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170451063 16 15 2049076+113423 48
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170454771 16 15 2049131+121726 28
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170458499 16 15 2049193+125948 38
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170502223 16 15 2049256+134052 38
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170505939 16 15 2049322+142114 38
22566 93 016B   0433 F 20160913170509643 16 15 2049392+150039 38
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174142497 16 15 2027428-090854 28
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174145076 16 15 2029183-092920 49
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174147640 16 15 2030587-095028 29
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174150210 16 25 2032497-100957 78
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174152776 16 15 2034168-103133 39
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174155346 16 15 2036054-105340 28
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174157930 16 15 2037307-111156 59
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174200581 16 15 2039138-113252 28
25679 99 019D   0433 F 20160913174203156 16 15 2041009-115409 28
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171622800 16 15 2044480+015312 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171625359 16 15 2044331+021814 48
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171627913 16 15 2044154+024900 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171630478 16 15 2043588+031734 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171633036 16 15 2043426+034605 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171635610 16 15 2043266+041402 48
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171638173 16 15 2043116+044050 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171640732 16 15 2042552+051028 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171643293 16 15 2042401+053711 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171645850 16 15 2042262+060310 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171648411 16 15 2042102+063220 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171650981 16 15 2041564+065803 88
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171653535 16 15 2041419+072536 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171657919 16 15 2041179+081044 48
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171700480 16 15 2041050+083722 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171703032 16 15 2040515+090225 39
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171705601 16 15 2040382+092815 29
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171708414 16 15 2040236+095633 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171711082 16 15 2040113+102144 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171713643 16 15 2039585+104726 38
32957 08 025E   0433 F 20160913171716210 16 15 2039519+111500 48
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174232899 16 15 1959282-104543 48
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174410617 16 15 2009293-123841 48
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174545649 16 15 2020124-143329 48
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174723302 16 15 2032230-163629 38
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174825906 16 15 2040540-175754 58
37187 10 053C   0433 F 20160913174940326 16 15 2051513-193638 48

NOTES:
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(1) Purpose of session was a plane scan for OTV4 which lasted
     2 hours 20 minutes. First run through of the 3000 odd images
     obtained produced no obvious candidate. I am however slowly
     going through all images and measuring all satellites - a
     very slow procedure in case I missed it during first run.
     However in view of the wide field used 11.6 x 8.7 degrees
     I think its unlikely that it was imaged which means its either
     no longer in this orbit plane or has been de-orbited. I hope
     to have another go if weather cooperates.

(2) The classified satellites reported were seen "by accident"
     during the plane scan.

(3) Possible unknown - no obvious immediate match. Approx circular
     orbit n = 11.76 ( 122.3 minutes), inclination 64.57 deg,RA
     Node 90.09,std magnitude 5.9, height about 1790 km.

(4) I will report the rest of the satellites observed once measured
     and if of interest/value as soon as possible.

Cheers

Greg

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