OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) SL-8 DEB *

0.022% collision chance on 2025-02-26 17:02:02z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) is risking orbital collision with SL-8 DEB *. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Feb. 26, 2025, 5:02 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.022%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 270.0 meters.

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

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-02-26 17:02:07z

CDM ID: 951245243

Miss distance: 270.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002189362 (~0.022%)

Last Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)	Name	SL-8 DEB *
6153	Norad ID	18500
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
35.01°	Inclination	74.04°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Aug. 21, 1972	Launch date	Nov. 28, 1975
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