IRIDIUM 38 TRANSIT 2A

0.019% collision chance on 2025-08-18 06:08:42z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 38 is risking orbital collision with TRANSIT 2A. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 18, 2025, 6:42 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.019%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 79.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 38 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-08-18 06:42:11z

CDM ID: 1120643383

Miss distance: 79.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001892839 (~0.019%)

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 38	Name	TRANSIT 2A
25043	Norad ID	45
PAYLOAD	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	LEO
86.4°	Inclination	66.69°
LARGE	Size	MEDIUM
US	Country	US
Nov. 9, 1997	Launch date	June 22, 1960
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