TRANSIT 2A IRIDIUM 38

0.012% collision chance on 2025-08-18 06:08:42z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

TRANSIT 2A is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 38. 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 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 61.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object TRANSIT 2A 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: 1121556982

Miss distance: 61.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001161342 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Objects comparison

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

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