COSMOS 921 NOAA 16 DEB

0.040% collision chance on 2025-09-30 03:09:05z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 921 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 30, 2025, 3:05 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.040%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 52.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 921 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-09-30 03:05:20z

CDM ID: 1171775504

Miss distance: 52.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003950759 (~0.040%)

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 921	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
10095	Norad ID	41135
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
75.83°	Inclination	98.84°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
June 24, 1977	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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