IRIDIUM 16 CZ-6A DEB

0.218% collision chance on 2025-09-12 02:09:40z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 16 is risking orbital collision with CZ-6A DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 12, 2025, 2:40 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.218%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 132.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 16 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-09-12 02:40:01z

CDM ID: 1150139158

Miss distance: 132.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.002180519 (~0.218%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 16	Name	CZ-6A DEB
24841	Norad ID	54479
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.41°	Inclination	98.64°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	PRC
June 18, 1997	Launch date	Nov. 11, 2022
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