EXPLORER 20 FENGYUN 1C DEB

0.026% collision chance on 2024-12-01 00:12:38z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

EXPLORER 20 is risking orbital collision with FENGYUN 1C DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 1, 2024, 12:38 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.026%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 395.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object EXPLORER 20 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-01 00:38:23z

CDM ID: 878868382

Miss distance: 395.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002640965 (~0.026%)

Last Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

EXPLORER 20	Name	FENGYUN 1C DEB
870	Norad ID	32141
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
79.9°	Inclination	98.74°
MEDIUM	Size	SMALL
US	Country	PRC
Aug. 25, 1964	Launch date	May 10, 1999
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