SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log

THE SECRET SPIES IN THE SKY - Imagery, Data Analysis, and Discussions relating to Military Space

SatTrackCam Leiden (Cospar 4353) is a satellite tracking station located at Leiden, the Netherlands. The tracking focus is on classified objects - i.e. "spy satellites". With a camera, accurate positional measurements on satellites of interest are obtained in order to determine their orbits. Orbital behaviour is analysed. This blog analyses Missile tests too.

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Thursday, 16 July 2009

The STSS-ATRR rocket

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Wisps of thin clouds filled the sky this evening. These killed any chances of seeing the Shuttle STS-127 and its tank 20 minutes after launc...

Monday, 25 May 2009

Clear nights, and the NOSS 3-4 rocket brightness behaviour

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A series of clear nights the past week, allowing a series of observations of the STSS-ATRR rocket (09-023B) and two Keyholes, USA 186 (05-...

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Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Flare evening

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Yesterday evening 19-20 May was an evening of unpredicted flares. It started with the International Space Station (ISS) in deep twilight. ...

Monday, 18 May 2009

STSS-ATRR rocket again

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Yesterday evening it cleared, and I observed the STSS-ATRR (09-023A) through the ETX-70, and photographically also its rocket (09-023B). I...

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

STSS-ATRR and it's rocket, and Progress-M66 (with photographs)

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On May 5, the US military launched a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg AFB with the new experimental STSS-ATRR - which stands for Space Trac...

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SatTrackCam Leiden: Dutch, 55, Lecturer in optical Space Situational Awareness at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, the Netherlands. Former stone age archaeologist (PhD). Also a meteoriticist and asteroid discoverer.
Asteroid (183294) Langbroek was named after me. In 2012, I received the Dr. J. van der Bilt Prize of the Royal Dutch Astronomy Association (KNVWS) for my work on meteors, asteroids and satellites.Opinions expressed on this blog are entirely my own, not those of my employer.
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