VANGUARD 1 FENGYUN 1C DEB

0.033% collision chance on 2024-09-09 23:09:01z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

VANGUARD 1 is risking orbital collision with FENGYUN 1C DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 9, 2024, 11:01 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.033%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 948.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-09-09 23:01:28z

CDM ID: 812648659

Miss distance: 948.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003263759 (~0.033%)

Last Updated: 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

VANGUARD 1	Name	FENGYUN 1C DEB
5	Norad ID	30763
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
MEO	Orbit	SSO
34.24°	Inclination	98.89°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	PRC
March 17, 1958	Launch date	May 10, 1999
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