COSMOS 970 DEB IRS 1B

0.018% collision chance on 2025-08-17 19:08:28z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 970 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRS 1B. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 17, 2025, 7:28 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.018%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 262.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 970 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-08-17 19:28:04z

CDM ID: 1118843507

Miss distance: 262.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001758333 (~0.018%)

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 970 DEB	Name	IRS 1B
65007	Norad ID	21688
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	SSO
65.84°	Inclination	99.41°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
CIS	Country	IND
Dec. 21, 1977	Launch date	Aug. 29, 1991
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