COSMOS 970 DEB PORCUPINE 1

0.113% collision chance on 2025-08-24 07:08:35z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 970 DEB is risking orbital collision with PORCUPINE 1. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 24, 2025, 7:35 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.113%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 62.0 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: 2025-08-24 07:35:31z

CDM ID: 1128979440

Miss distance: 62.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.001133124 (~0.113%)

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 970 DEB	Name	PORCUPINE 1
10535	Norad ID	1272
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	LEO
65.85°	Inclination	70.08°
SMALL	Size	MEDIUM
CIS	Country	US
Dec. 21, 1977	Launch date	March 9, 1965
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