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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Friday, 14 March 2014

USA 245 now also recovered

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One by one the KH-11 KENNAN/CRYSTAL ("Keyhole') optical reconnaissance satellites are emerging from their winter blackout on the N...

Friday, 28 August 2009

The Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite, IGS 1B near M31, and more

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Yesterday evening the street lights went out in town, due to some malfunction. This made my sky a bit darker than usual. I captured the KH-1...

Sunday, 19 July 2009

USA 186 and IGS 1B

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Friday evening saw very clear skies during twilight. Unfortunately, it got clouded soon after. This meant I was prevented from targetting a ...

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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.
You can find me on Twitter via @Marco_Langbroek and at BlueSky as @marcolangbroek.bsky.social

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