COSMOS 249 DEB TIROS 9

0.012% collision chance on 2025-03-15 03:03:39z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 249 DEB is risking orbital collision with TIROS 9. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at March 15, 2025, 3:39 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 949.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 249 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-03-15 03:39:13z

CDM ID: 966253958

Miss distance: 949.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001237339 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 249 DEB	Name	TIROS 9
3874	Norad ID	978
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	MEO
62.25°	Inclination	96.4°
SMALL	Size	MEDIUM
CIS	Country	US
Oct. 20, 1968	Launch date	Jan. 22, 1965
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