Optical 04 Feb 2008

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2008 - 13:07:58 UTC

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    Observations 04 Feb 2008:
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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 6 inch f/2.7 reflector,integrating for 128 frames
    which is equivalent to an exposure of 2.56 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
    
    
    FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE
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    90016 03 766A   0433 G 20080204183253500 56 15 0134263+065014 39  +105 05
    90016 03 766A   0433 G 20080204183545300 56 15 0137004+065533 39  +105 05
    90016 03 766A   0433 G 20080204184004100 56 15 0140529+070334 39  +105 05
    32287 07 054A   0433 G 20080204192711300 56 15 0437115+065557 39  +105 05
    32287 07 054A   0433 G 20080204193553600 56 15 0445536+064656 39  +110 05
    32287 07 054A   0433 G 20080204205637200 56 15 0606481+052012 39  +110 05
    32287 07 054A   0433 G 20080204205751400 56 15 0608026+051858 39  +110 05
    90042 05 828A   0433 G 20080204193718000 56 15 0841066+082935 39  +110 05
    90042 05 828A   0433 G 20080204194303600 56 15 0846540+083347 39  +110 05
    90031 05 546A   0433 G 20080204201658600 56 15 1025132+050929 39  +105 05
    90031 05 546A   0433 G 20080204202345500 56 15 1032003+050458 39  +105 05
    90031 05 546A   0433 G 20080204202652700 56 15 1035081+050236 39  +105 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20080204203540000 56 15 1048100+062048 39  +120 05
    90036 05 629A   0433 G 20080204204404000 56 15 1056335+061758 39  +115 05
    90033 05 558A   0433 G 20080204211840700 56 15 0633322+074303 39  +110 05
    90033 05 558A   0433 G 20080204212619000 56 15 0641108+075102 39  +110 05
    90033 05 558A   0433 G 20080204213151800 56 15 0646431+075617 39  +110 05
    90053 05 551A   0433 G 20080204214216500 56 15 0554014+130849 39  +100 05
    90053 05 551A   0433 G 20080204214744100 56 15 0558233+130736 39  +100 05
    
    
    Strays seen:
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    Delta 1 R/B
    10517 77 118B   0433 G 20080204191222900 56 15 0439132+051149 39  +040 05
    Eurobird 9 geostationary
    24665 96 067A   0433 G 20080204191222900 56 15 0440043+052626 39  +120 05
    Inmarsat 4F1 geostationary
    28628 05 009A   0433 G 20080204195902200 56 15 0934027+050308 39  +090 05
    Intelsat 4 geostationary
    23636 95 040A   0433 G 20080204202652700 56 15 1036561+051033 39  +125 05
    Eutelsat W3A geostationary
    28187 04 008A   0433 G 20080204205307200 56 15 0611473+053259 39  +125 05
    Sirius 2 geostationary
    25049 97 071A   0433 G 20080204205700200 56 15 0605039+052656 39  +120 05
    Sirius 4 geostationary
    32299 07 057A   0433 G 20080204205700200 56 15 0605399+052736 39  +110 05
    Astra 1C geostationary
    22653 93 031A   0433 G 20080204205751400 56 15 0607579+054147 39  +125 05
    Intelsat 907 geostationary
    27683 03 007A   0433 G 20080204215507000 56 15 0439592+051257 39  +125 05
    Insat 2C geostationary regular flashing mag +12.5 to invisible ( >15 mag)
    23731 95 067B   0433 G 20080204215507000 56 15 0439568+051236 39  +125 05
    NSS 7 geostationary
    27414 02 019A   0433 G 20080204222035400 56 15 0529292+051538 39  +115 05
    
    Notes:
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    (1) Nothing to say today :-))
    
    
    Cheers
    Greg
    
    
    
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