COSMOS 2251 NOAA 16 DEB

0.012% collision chance on 2025-04-25 01:04:42z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 25, 2025, 1:42 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 497.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 2251 in its detailed page.

Key information

Parameters and calculations for this potential in-orbit collision event.

TCA: 2025-04-25 01:42:08z

CDM ID: 1003863305

Miss distance: 497.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000118718 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

Objects comparison

A comparison of the two objects interested by this conjunction data message.

COSMOS 2251	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
22675	Norad ID	42386
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.04°	Inclination	98.69°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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