DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) COSMOS 249 DEB *

0.084% collision chance on 2024-10-20 18:10:23z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 249 DEB *. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Oct. 20, 2024, 6:23 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.084%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 518.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68) in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-10-20 18:23:03z

CDM ID: 844750786

Miss distance: 518.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0008362799 (~0.084%)

Last Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)	Name	COSMOS 249 DEB *
20978	Norad ID	4008
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.66°	Inclination	62.85°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Dec. 1, 1990	Launch date	Oct. 20, 1968
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