NOAA 17 DEB IRIDIUM 71

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 17 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 71. 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 NOAA 17 DEB 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: 893427576

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.

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