COSMOS 2278 FENGYUN 1C DEB

0.042% collision chance on 2025-05-20 17:05:43z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2278 is risking orbital collision with FENGYUN 1C DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 20, 2025, 5:43 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.042%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 970.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 2278 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-20 17:43:57z

CDM ID: 1028193579

Miss distance: 970.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000418662 (~0.042%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2278	Name	FENGYUN 1C DEB
23087	Norad ID	31211
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
71.06°	Inclination	98.68°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	PRC
April 23, 1994	Launch date	May 10, 1999
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