GAOFEN 3 DEB COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.014% collision chance on 2025-05-08 13:05:17z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

GAOFEN 3 DEB is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 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 0.014%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 43.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object GAOFEN 3 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: 1019082977

Miss distance: 43.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001436382 (~0.014%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

GAOFEN 3 DEB	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
42680	Norad ID	35888
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.43°	Inclination	74.03°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
PRC	Country	CIS
Aug. 9, 2016	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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