FENGYUN 1C DEB NIMBUS 2

0.054% collision chance on 2024-11-09 20:11:46z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

FENGYUN 1C DEB is risking orbital collision with NIMBUS 2. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Nov. 9, 2024, 8:46 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.054%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 166.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object FENGYUN 1C DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-11-09 20:46:45z

CDM ID: 861411097

Miss distance: 166.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0005422983 (~0.054%)

Last Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

FENGYUN 1C DEB	Name	NIMBUS 2
37683	Norad ID	2173
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	SSO
97.99°	Inclination	100.57°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
PRC	Country	US
May 10, 1999	Launch date	May 15, 1966
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