NOAA 16 DEB IRIDIUM 73

0.030% collision chance on 2025-05-12 16:05:27z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 73. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 12, 2025, 4:27 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.030%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 243.0 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: 2025-05-12 16:27:19z

CDM ID: 1021777423

Miss distance: 243.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003040075 (~0.030%)

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	IRIDIUM 73
41397	Norad ID	25344
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.92°	Inclination	86.44°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	US
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	May 17, 1998
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