ESSA 1 (OT-3) COSMOS 252 DEB

0.031% collision chance on 2025-02-17 05:02:30z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

ESSA 1 (OT-3) is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 252 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Feb. 17, 2025, 5:30 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.031%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 93.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object ESSA 1 (OT-3) in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-02-17 05:30:15z

CDM ID: 945016088

Miss distance: 93.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.000310172 (~0.031%)

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

ESSA 1 (OT-3)	Name	COSMOS 252 DEB
1982	Norad ID	3784
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
97.86°	Inclination	62.25°
MEDIUM	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Feb. 3, 1966	Launch date	Nov. 1, 1968
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