NOAA 16 DEB COSMOS 968

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 968. 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 NOAA 16 DEB 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: 1203217454

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.

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