DUMMY MASS 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DUMMY MASS 2 at a glance.

Uptime

10330

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 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: DUMMY MASS 2

International designator: 1997-048B

Object number (NORAD): 24926

Object ID (CCSDS): 24926

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.844 minutes

Inclination: 86.3346 deg

SMA: 6985.662 km

Apoapsis: 611.213 km

Periapsis: 603.841 km

RAAN: 54.5698 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00052769

Argument of periapsis: 236.6491 deg

Mean anomaly: 123.4229 deg

Mean motion: 14.86933101 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000674 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000072261091 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DUMMY MASS 2

TLE line 1: 1 24926U 97048B 25346.25930736 .00000674 00000-0 72261-4 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 24926 86.3346 54.5698 0005277 236.6491 123.4229 14.86933101531361

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DUMMY MASS 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DUMMY MASS 2.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CRRES DEB (CANISTER)	MEO	2025-11-19 16:22:13	0.0001068411	873.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-09-20 16:49:13	0.000279399	312.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-07-18 20:45:10	0.0001879837	466.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-2C DEB	SSO	2024-07-08 15:48:27	0.001297747	333.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-06-01 08:54:38	0.0001067406	821.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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 2 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.

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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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