IRIDIUM 17 CZ-6A DEB

1.222% collision chance on 2025-02-25 19:02:20z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 17 is risking orbital collision with CZ-6A DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at Feb. 25, 2025, 7:20 p.m., with a collision probability of 1.222%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 41.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 17 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-02-25 19:20:20z

CDM ID: 952460436

Miss distance: 41.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.01221906 (~1.222%)

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 17	Name	CZ-6A DEB
24870	Norad ID	54280
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
86.4°	Inclination	98.63°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	PRC
July 9, 1997	Launch date	Nov. 11, 2022
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