IRIDIUM 26 NOAA 16 DEB

0.013% collision chance on 2025-05-27 21:05:43z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 26 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 27, 2025, 9:43 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.013%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 875.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 26 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-27 21:43:41z

CDM ID: 1035876690

Miss distance: 875.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001275176 (~0.013%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 26	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
24903	Norad ID	42334
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.4°	Inclination	98.83°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Aug. 21, 1997	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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