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

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68). 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 NOAA 16 DEB 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: 1027421899

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.

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