DUMMY MASS 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DUMMY MASS 1 at a glance.

Uptime

10170

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

86.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DUMMY MASS 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: DUMMY MASS 1

International designator: 1997-048A

Object number (NORAD): 24925

Object ID (CCSDS): 24925

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.839 minutes

Inclination: 86.3364 deg

SMA: 6985.458 km

Apoapsis: 613.657 km

Periapsis: 600.99 km

RAAN: 126.9491 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0009067

Argument of periapsis: 84.3563 deg

Mean anomaly: 275.8696 deg

Mean motion: 14.86998014 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000036 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000037007 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DUMMY MASS 1

TLE line 1: 1 24925U 97048A 25186.31753127 .00000360 00000-0 37007-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 24925 86.3364 126.9491 0009067 84.3563 275.8696 14.86998014507822

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DUMMY MASS 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DUMMY MASS 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
H-2A DEB SSO 2024-12-12 00:52:06 0.0004545326 826.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-11 17:46:45 0.0001676873 93.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-09-26 13:50:16 0.0002542778 206.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-14 R/B LEO 2024-09-14 06:40:31 0.0008760614 320.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.

DUMMY MASS 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2’, on board a Long March 2C/SD space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 1, 1997, 2 p.m. from Launch Complex 7.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 1, 1997, 2 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 2C/SD

Launch pad: Launch Complex 7

Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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