COSMOS 996 CZ-6A DEB

0.273% collision chance on 2024-12-05 19:12:48z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 996 is risking orbital collision with CZ-6A DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 5, 2024, 7:48 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.273%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 136.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 996 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-05 19:48:03z

CDM ID: 883773517

Miss distance: 136.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.002726796 (~0.273%)

Last Updated: 5 months ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 996	Name	CZ-6A DEB
10744	Norad ID	61471
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
82.93°	Inclination	88.91°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	PRC
March 28, 1978	Launch date	Aug. 6, 2024
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