COSMOS 972 COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.038% collision chance on 2025-01-26 18:01:28z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 972 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Jan. 26, 2025, 6:28 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.038%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 775.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 972 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-01-26 18:28:30z

CDM ID: 924091474

Miss distance: 775.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0003798785 (~0.038%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 972	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
10539	Norad ID	34845
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
75.84°	Inclination	74.03°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	CIS
Dec. 27, 1977	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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