COSMOS 2251 DEB GAOFEN 3 DEB

0.011% collision chance on 2025-05-08 13:05:17z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 DEB is risking orbital collision with GAOFEN 3 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 8, 2025, 1:17 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.011%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 380.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-08 13:17:44z

CDM ID: 1017852799

Miss distance: 380.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000111341 (~0.011%)

Last Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2251 DEB	Name	GAOFEN 3 DEB
35888	Norad ID	42680
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.03°	Inclination	98.44°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	PRC
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Aug. 9, 2016
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