NOAA 6 COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.013% collision chance on 2024-12-13 06:12:08z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 6 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 13, 2024, 6:08 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.013%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 686.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object NOAA 6 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-13 06:08:56z

CDM ID: 887880691

Miss distance: 686.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001251353 (~0.013%)

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 6	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
11416	Norad ID	35885
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.6°	Inclination	74.03°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
June 27, 1979	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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