NOAA 16 DEB COSMOS 1023

0.012% collision chance on 2025-10-06 20:10:32z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 1023. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Oct. 6, 2025, 8:32 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 162.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-10-06 20:32:53z

CDM ID: 1178127665

Miss distance: 162.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001229842 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	COSMOS 1023
41152	Norad ID	10961
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.83°	Inclination	74.08°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	June 21, 1978
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