NOAA 16 DEB SL-3 R/B

0.039% collision chance on 2025-05-05 04:05:47z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with SL-3 R/B. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 5, 2025, 4:47 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.039%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 97.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object NOAA 16 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-05 04:47:43z

CDM ID: 1015409028

Miss distance: 97.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003887285 (~0.039%)

Last Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	SL-3 R/B
42393	Norad ID	7575
DEBRIS	Type	ROCKET BODY
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.93°	Inclination	81.25°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	Dec. 17, 1974
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