DELTA 1 DEB NOAA 16

0.017% collision chance on 2025-12-15 23:12:25z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

DELTA 1 DEB is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 15, 2025, 11:25 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.017%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 201.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object DELTA 1 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-12-15 23:25:59z

CDM ID: 1263480287

Miss distance: 201.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001689768 (~0.017%)

Last Updated: 19 hours ago

Objects comparison

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

DELTA 1 DEB	Name	NOAA 16
7190	Norad ID	26536
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	SSO
102.74°	Inclination	98.47°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	US
Nov. 6, 1973	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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