Observations 01 Dec 2005:(Part 1)
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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 145mm focal length f/2.5 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
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201184828100 56 15 0338566+040501 39 +115 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201184931400 56 15 0339580+040512 39 +110 05
23305 94 064A 0433 G 20051201184304100 56 15 0333319+051727 39 +105 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201192120800 56 15 0411506+041927 39 +115 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201192531300 56 15 0416046+042122 39 +115 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201192858200 56 15 0419284+042318 39 +110 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201203057200 56 15 0521373+045337 39 +110 05
91043 05 828A 0433 G 20051201220455300 56 15 0655436+054236 39 +115 05
23305 94 064A 0433 G 20051201220455300 56 15 0655461+051949 39 +115 05
Unknowns ?
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91047 05 345MEO 0433 G 20051201193127400 56 15 0536502+001249 39 +070 05
91047 05 345MEO 0433 G 20051201193149400 56 15 0539024+002017 39 +070 05
91047 05 345MEO 0433 G 20051201193206400 56 15 0540445+002617 39 +070 05
91047 05 345MEO 0433 G 20051201193336400 56 15 0543345+003600 39 +070 05
91048 05 345LEO 0433 G 20051201195714700 56 15 0535078+001102 39 +070 05
91048 05 345LEO 0433 G 20051201195716900 56 15 0536198+001847 39 +070 05
91048 05 345LEO 0433 G 20051201195719100 56 15 0537318+002600 39 +070 05
91048 05 345LEO 0433 G 20051201195723700 56 15 0539539+004135 39 +070 05
91048 05 345LEO 0433 G 20051201195727000 56 15 0541415+005345 39 +070 05
Notes:
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(1) Unknown #91046 is the same as unknown #91043 so #91046 will now be
buried. Note that I am not sure which is which object at 22h04m55s-
I may have #23305 confused with #91043 and vice versa so I have
given positions of both satellites.
(2) Its unusual to find one bright "unknown" but two unknowns in the
space of less than an hour is RARE. However I am unable to find
any match to either of these satellites in my database of nearly
9000 satellites which was last updated on the 28 November.The first
was steady whilst the second one showed some minor variations,
both going same direction and similar track but the first one moving
considerably slower.
These are almost certainly known satellites so #91047 and #91048
will probably soon bite the dust.
(3) The rest of the evening was spend doing scans for unknown
geostationary satellites - Im still busy going through the DVD so
will report results in a day or two, along with all the other
"strays" observed. At the moment my eyes and nose are streaming
as I sneeze violently every few minutes with hayfever-I love it:-((
Cheers
Greg
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