VANGUARD 3 DELTA 1 DEB

0.012% collision chance on 2024-08-08 04:08:08z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

VANGUARD 3 is risking orbital collision with DELTA 1 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Aug. 8, 2024, 4:08 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 811.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object VANGUARD 3 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-08-08 04:08:45z

CDM ID: 785954919

Miss distance: 811.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001209027 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

VANGUARD 3	Name	DELTA 1 DEB
20	Norad ID	37639
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
MEO	Orbit	SSO
33.35°	Inclination	98.91°
MEDIUM	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Sept. 18, 1959	Launch date	March 5, 1978
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