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DUMMY MASS 2
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 1, 1997 at 02:00 PM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Launched by
Long March 2C/SD →
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
611 km
Periapsis
603 km
Inclination
86.33°
Orbital period
96.83 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-048B
NORAD catalog №
24926
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
1.336 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational