NOAA 16 DEB GAOFEN 3 DEB

0.013% collision chance on 2024-11-10 21:11:08z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with GAOFEN 3 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Nov. 10, 2024, 9:08 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.013%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 333.0 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: 2024-11-10 21:08:24z

CDM ID: 861066363

Miss distance: 333.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000131605 (~0.013%)

Last Updated: 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	GAOFEN 3 DEB
41418	Norad ID	42678
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	SSO
99.04°	Inclination	98.33°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	PRC
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	Aug. 9, 2016
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