NOAA 16 COSMOS 1275 DEB

0.010% collision chance on 2025-09-27 18:09:58z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 1275 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 27, 2025, 6:58 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.010%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 490.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-09-27 18:58:15z

CDM ID: 1168544239

Miss distance: 490.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001003851 (~0.010%)

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16	Name	COSMOS 1275 DEB
26536	Norad ID	42218
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.48°	Inclination	82.87°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	June 4, 1981
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