COSMOS 968 NOAA 16 DEB

0.033% collision chance on 2025-10-24 10:10:30z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 968 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Oct. 24, 2025, 10:30 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.033%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 291.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 968 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-10-24 10:30:07z

CDM ID: 1203123522

Miss distance: 291.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003254315 (~0.033%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 968	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
10520	Norad ID	41508
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.03°	Inclination	98.85°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
Dec. 16, 1977	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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