CSC

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      "Detector" refers to the CASTOR detection equipment that initially detected the satellite in question:

 

CM:  The "CASTOR Main" detector: Celestron NexStar 11 GPS 11-inch aperture telescope; SBIG ST-9XE CCD; FOV - 13.33 arc-minutes (square); Resolution - 1.562 arc-seconds per pixel (square); Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 21.

CW:  The "CASTOR Wide Field" detector: 50mm Rikenon Camera Lens; SBIG ST-9XE CCD; FOV - 11.26 degrees (square); Resolution - 1.32 arc-minutes per pixel; Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 11.

CWU:  The "CASTOR Wide Field" detector - Unfiltered: The specifications are the same as the "CW" detector, except that the light pollution filter has been removed.

CJ:   The "CASTOR Junior" detector: Celestron NexStar 8iSE 8-inch aperture telescope; SBIG ST-9XE CCD; FOV - 18.7 arc-minutes (square); Resolution - 2.195 arc-seconds per pixel; Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 18.

CT:   The "CASTOR Telephoto" Detector: Bausch and Lomb 3-inch aperture telescope; SBIG ST-9XE CCD; FOV - 44.5 arc-minutes (square); Resolution - 5.217 arc-seconds per pixel; Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 14.5.

W: Mr. Paul G. Comision's "Omega SharpScope" private observatory: Meade LX-200 GPS 14-inch aperture telescope; SBIG ST-10XME CCD; FOV - 17.50 arc-minutes by 11.78 arc-minutes; Resolution - 0.962 arc-minutes per pixel (2x2 binning); Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 20.

NIKON:   Nikon CoolPix 4500 Digital Camera: FOV - Various; Resolution - Various; Limiting Stellar Magnitude - 9.

VHF:   Very High Frequency 2-meter Amateur Band: 144.00 - 148.00 MHz.

UHF:   Ultra High Frequency 0.7-meter Amateur Band: 420.00 - 450.00 MHz.