COSMOS 1238 NOAA 17 DEB

0.012% collision chance on 2025-03-11 10:03:10z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 1238 is risking orbital collision with NOAA 17 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at March 11, 2025, 10:10 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 740.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 1238 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-03-11 10:10:43z

CDM ID: 962313516

Miss distance: 740.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001199137 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 2 months ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 1238	Name	NOAA 17 DEB
12138	Norad ID	48178
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
82.96°	Inclination	98.86°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
Jan. 16, 1981	Launch date	June 24, 2002
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