DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) NOAA 16 DEB

0.015% collision chance on 2025-05-17 12:05:51z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 17, 2025, 12:51 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.015%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 261.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-17 12:51:38z

CDM ID: 1027394507

Miss distance: 261.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000154003 (~0.015%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
20978	Norad ID	42364
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	SSO
98.66°	Inclination	98.8°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Dec. 1, 1990	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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