NOAA 16 DEB COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.023% collision chance on 2024-09-25 14:09:27z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 25, 2024, 2:27 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.023%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 640.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object NOAA 16 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-09-25 14:27:18z

CDM ID: 824287465

Miss distance: 640.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002269459 (~0.023%)

Last Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
41257	Norad ID	34971
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.93°	Inclination	73.98°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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