Norad ID: 23009
| Spacetrack Directory Name | DUMMY MASS |
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| Days in orbit | 2921 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
| Starting point | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
DUMMY MASS, 23009 was a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) that was launched on Tue, 08 Feb 1994 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3A launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.