NOAA 12 COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.023% collision chance on 2024-09-04 20:09:17z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 12 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 4, 2024, 8:17 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.023%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 517.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object NOAA 12 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-09-04 20:17:33z

CDM ID: 808500072

Miss distance: 517.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002341862 (~0.023%)

Last Updated: 8 months ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 12	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
21263	Norad ID	34796
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.59°	Inclination	74.03°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
May 14, 1991	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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