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Ground-based optical observations of the orbital debris environment
H-2A R/B (36105, 2009-066B) orbital debris ground track in JSatTrak, with RSE as position of ground station and light green shadowed area representing South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) maximum coverage. Observations were made from non-permanent (temporary) observatory located at Novi Sad metropolitan area, Serbia. QTH locator: JN95TF
Location of the observatory marked with red polygon and placed over light pollution Black Marble Nighttime At Sensor Radiance (Day/Night Band) layer. Image source: NASA Worldview (5 September, 2025) Suomi NPP/VIIRS.
Cameras
Current:
Full-spectrum Nikon D7000 with 50mm Nikon lens + Nikon MC-DC2 or Solmeta Geotagger Pro 2 GPS unit connected
RGB Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm Nikkor lens
Color-infrared NGB (NIR-Green-Blue) Canon SX280 HS
Color-infrared CIR Canon EOS 550D with 18-55mm Canon lens (same camera type as NASA ISS near-infrared Nikon D3s)
UV reflected Canon A495
Former:
Full-spectrum Canon A800
Full-spectrum Canon SX230 HS
RGB Canon Ixus 160 HS
RGB Canon SX260 HS and SX280 HS
Infrared Sony CCD-TRV218E
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