PICOSAT 6 NOAA 16 DEB

0.014% collision chance on 2024-12-30 12:12:00z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

PICOSAT 6 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Dec. 30, 2024, noon, with a collision probability of 0.014%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 409.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2024-12-30 12:00:05z

CDM ID: 904172338

Miss distance: 409.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001361276 (~0.014%)

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

PICOSAT 6	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
26094	Norad ID	41520
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	SSO
100.19°	Inclination	98.88°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
Jan. 27, 2000	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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