IRIDIUM 33 DEB NOAA 16 DEB

0.018% collision chance on 2024-12-28 03:12:54z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 33 DEB is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 28, 2024, 3:54 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.018%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 160.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 33 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-28 03:54:11z

CDM ID: 901739050

Miss distance: 160.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001772875 (~0.018%)

Last Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 33 DEB	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
33866	Norad ID	41298
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.3°	Inclination	98.73°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Sept. 14, 1997	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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