IRIDIUM 16 NOAA 16 DEB

0.070% collision chance on 2025-01-31 16:01:13z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 16 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Jan. 31, 2025, 4:13 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.070%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 184.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 16 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-01-31 16:13:03z

CDM ID: 930249448

Miss distance: 184.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000695685 (~0.070%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 16	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
24841	Norad ID	41669
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.41°	Inclination	98.7°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	US
June 18, 1997	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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