COSMOS 1261 ATS 5 AKM

Collision chance on 2025-05-10 22:05:43z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 1261 is risking orbital collision with ATS 5 AKM. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 10, 2025, 10:43 p.m., with a collision probability TBA. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 4954.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 1261 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-10 22:43:06z

CDM ID: 1018110663

Miss distance: 4954.0 (m)

Collision probability: TBA

Last Updated: 11 hours ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 1261	Name	ATS 5 AKM
12376	Norad ID	21052
PAYLOAD	Type	ROCKET BODY
OTHER	Orbit	GEO
68.47°	Inclination	1.65°
LARGE	Size	MEDIUM
CIS	Country	US
March 31, 1981	Launch date	Aug. 12, 1969
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