NOAA 16 DEB ESSA 1 (OT-3)

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with ESSA 1 (OT-3). 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 NOAA 16 DEB 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: 1037136925

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.

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