IRIDIUM 73 IRIDIUM 33 DEB

0.019% collision chance on 2024-10-31 07:10:08z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 73 is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 33 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Oct. 31, 2024, 7:08 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.019%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 822.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 73 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-10-31 07:08:37z

CDM ID: 854228439

Miss distance: 822.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001913956 (~0.019%)

Last Updated: 6 months ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 73	Name	IRIDIUM 33 DEB
25344	Norad ID	38241
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
86.44°	Inclination	86.32°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
May 17, 1998	Launch date	Sept. 14, 1997
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