IRIDIUM 36 COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.013% collision chance on 2025-03-23 23:03:52z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 36 is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at March 23, 2025, 11:52 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.013%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 662.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 36 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-03-23 23:52:03z

CDM ID: 974677416

Miss distance: 662.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001274093 (~0.013%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 36	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
24967	Norad ID	39553
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
86.4°	Inclination	74.03°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 27, 1997	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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