COSMOS 2491 DEB ESSA 5

0.017% collision chance on 2025-11-18 19:11:13z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2491 DEB is risking orbital collision with ESSA 5. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Nov. 18, 2025, 7:13 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.017%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 231.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 2491 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-11-18 19:13:30z

CDM ID: 1233971608

Miss distance: 231.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000167974 (~0.017%)

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2491 DEB	Name	ESSA 5
45127	Norad ID	2757
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	SSO
82.44°	Inclination	101.98°
SMALL	Size	MEDIUM
CIS	Country	US
Dec. 25, 2013	Launch date	April 20, 1967
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