ESSA 1 (OT-3) NOAA 16 DEB

0.012% collision chance on 2025-05-28 19:05:17z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

ESSA 1 (OT-3) is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at May 28, 2025, 7:17 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 488.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object ESSA 1 (OT-3) in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-05-28 19:17:28z

CDM ID: 1037102971

Miss distance: 488.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001198616 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

ESSA 1 (OT-3)	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
1982	Norad ID	42371
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	SSO
97.86°	Inclination	99.08°
MEDIUM	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Feb. 3, 1966	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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