COSMOS 996 COSMOS 1226

0.134% collision chance on 2025-08-26 09:08:50z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 996 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 1226. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 26, 2025, 9:50 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.134%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 54.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 996 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-08-26 09:50:12z

CDM ID: 1131177558

Miss distance: 54.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.001340814 (~0.134%)

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 996	Name	COSMOS 1226
10744	Norad ID	12091
PAYLOAD	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	LEO
82.93°	Inclination	82.94°
LARGE	Size	LARGE
CIS	Country	CIS
March 28, 1978	Launch date	Dec. 10, 1980
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