COSMOS 2251 DEB NOAA 16 DEB

0.021% collision chance on 2025-03-17 01:03:50z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 DEB is risking orbital collision with NOAA 16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at March 17, 2025, 1:50 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.021%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 119.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 2251 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-03-17 01:50:39z

CDM ID: 969200557

Miss distance: 119.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002085703 (~0.021%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2251 DEB	Name	NOAA 16 DEB
34317	Norad ID	41065
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
73.93°	Inclination	98.66°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Sept. 21, 2000
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