COSMOS 2251 DEB RUBIN 3/SL-8

0.011% collision chance on 2025-05-17 03:05:30z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 DEB is risking orbital collision with RUBIN 3/SL-8. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 17, 2025, 3:30 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.011%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 806.0 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: 2025-05-17 03:30:01z

CDM ID: 1026502558

Miss distance: 806.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001075737 (~0.011%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2251 DEB	Name	RUBIN 3/SL-8
34129	Norad ID	27561
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.04°	Inclination	98.49°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
CIS	Country	GER
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Nov. 28, 2002
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