IRIDIUM 71 NOAA 17 DEB

0.014% collision chance on 2024-12-17 17:12:38z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 71 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 17 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 17, 2024, 5:38 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.014%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 624.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 71 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-17 17:38:25z

CDM ID: 893384562

Miss distance: 624.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001417571 (~0.014%)

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 71	Name	NOAA 17 DEB
25320	Norad ID	48753
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.39°	Inclination	98.73°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
May 2, 1998	Launch date	June 24, 2002
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