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Launch · COSPAR 1997-048 · 01 Sept 1997

DUMMY MASS 1

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center · CN38.85°, 111.61°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

4

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DUMMY MASS 1249251997-048AUnknownLEO602 / 611 km86.33°on orbit—
DUMMY MASS 2249261997-048BUnknownLEO601 / 612 km86.33°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C R/B249301997-048FDecayedLEO122 / 137 km86.29°13 Oct 1997—

Debris Debris · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C DEB [DISPENSER]249271997-048CDecayedLEO150 / 185 km86.17°06 Jan 1998—
CZ-2C DEB249281997-048DDecayedLEO159 / 373 km86.00°06 Sept 1997—
CZ-2C DEB249291997-048EDecayedLEO163 / 437 km86.10°07 Sept 1997—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1997-048
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
01 Sept 1997
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Site code
TAISC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHWN

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1997-048; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.