COSMOS 1226 COSMOS 996

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 1226 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 996. 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 1226 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: 1131177674

Miss distance: 54.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.001340814 (~0.134%)

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

Objects comparison

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

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