VANGUARD 1 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

0.019% collision chance on 2025-01-11 15:01:24z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

VANGUARD 1 is risking orbital collision with DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Jan. 11, 2025, 3:24 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.019%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 783.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object VANGUARD 1 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-01-11 15:24:26z

CDM ID: 914114561

Miss distance: 783.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001935991 (~0.019%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

VANGUARD 1	Name	DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
5	Norad ID	40499
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
MEO	Orbit	SSO
34.24°	Inclination	98.71°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
March 17, 1958	Launch date	March 24, 1995
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