COSMOS 252 DEB NOAA 16 DEB

0.010% collision chance on 2025-08-05 16:08:20z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 252 DEB is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 5, 2025, 4:20 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.010%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 204.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 252 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-08-05 16:20:04z

CDM ID: 1106652145

Miss distance: 204.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000100947 (~0.010%)

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 252 DEB	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
19294	Norad ID	42422
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
62.24°	Inclination	98.78°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
Nov. 1, 1968	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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