NOAA 16 DEB IRIDIUM 44

0.030% collision chance on 2024-09-27 00:09:40z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 44. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Sept. 27, 2024, 12:40 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.030%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 229.0 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: 2024-09-27 00:40:22z

CDM ID: 825801415

Miss distance: 229.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002964015 (~0.030%)

Last Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	IRIDIUM 44
41227	Norad ID	25078
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	LEO
99.06°	Inclination	86.4°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	US
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	Dec. 8, 1997
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