COSMOS 494 NOAA 16 DEB

0.020% collision chance on 2025-01-16 08:01:35z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 494 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Jan. 16, 2025, 8:35 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.020%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 335.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 494 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-01-16 08:35:50z

CDM ID: 917431216

Miss distance: 335.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002042695 (~0.020%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 494	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
6059	Norad ID	41427
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.05°	Inclination	98.92°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
June 23, 1972	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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