Frank,
Quite frankly I would be amazed if the meade scope could track a fast moving satellite accurately enough unless you somehow tediously programmed the exact track into it. As for focussing thats easy. Focus on a star or the moon or any far away object. Since all are at infinity focus the satellite would be in focus.
I remember many years ago Dave Moore (from AI) showing me a method known as the 'false pole' method. You see even something like a satellite will appear to rotate about a point (like the stars do around polaris). To use this method you need a german equatorial mount. You first determine where this false pole is by plotting the track onto a star chart determining the RA and DEC of the centre of the circle described. Then you convert to altitude and azimuth (could even be below the horizon) and you align your mount on this. Then when the satellite appears you wait for it to come into the field of view and either track it manually or by using a hand controller. Using this method we managed to get really good footage of MIR on a video camera hooked up to the scope. When we examined the tape later we could see solar panel on some of the individual frames when the seeing was good. It was a real buzz to get something like that on video.
Please post any more info you find on this topic.
Thanks,
  