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    DUMMY MASS 1
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 31 August 1997 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Category | 
                                                            
                                    Iridium                                
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| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 24925 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1997-048A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.333° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00076 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.759 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 33.759° | 
| Mean anomaly | 326.412° | 
| Orbital period | 96.831 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 08:47 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 608.7 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 614.1 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 619.4 km | 
Orbital History
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