COSMOS 489 NIMBUS 2 DEB

0.011% collision chance on 2024-10-05 03:10:57z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 489 is risking orbital collision with NIMBUS 2 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Oct. 5, 2024, 3:57 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.011%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 504.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 489 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-10-05 03:57:42z

CDM ID: 830283147

Miss distance: 504.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001117436 (~0.011%)

Last Updated: 7 months ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 489	Name	NIMBUS 2 DEB
6019	Norad ID	28612
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.02°	Inclination	100.39°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
May 6, 1972	Launch date	May 15, 1966
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