IRIDIUM 33 DEB NOAA 16 DEB

0.036% collision chance on 2024-11-09 15:11:47z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 33 DEB is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Nov. 9, 2024, 3:47 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.036%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 183.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 33 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-11-09 15:47:09z

CDM ID: 861959523

Miss distance: 183.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003637075 (~0.036%)

Last Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 33 DEB	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
38017	Norad ID	41525
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.34°	Inclination	98.68°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Sept. 14, 1997	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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