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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Saturday, 9 May 2020

The Kosmos 482 Descent Craft: imaging an old Soviet Venera probe stuck in Earth orbit

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click to enlarge On May 7 I imaged a pass of the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft (1972-023E), using the WATEC 902H camera and a SamYang...

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Wednesday, 20 March 2019

No, the failed Venus lander from Kosmos 482 is not about to come down yet

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Venera landing craft (photo: NASA) Late February 2019, a number of news outlets (e.g. here and here ) copied a story that originally...

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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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