IRIDIUM 38 SL-16 DEB

0.018% collision chance on 2025-03-23 23:03:42z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

IRIDIUM 38 is risking orbital collision with SL-16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at March 23, 2025, 11:42 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.018%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 261.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object IRIDIUM 38 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-03-23 23:42:02z

CDM ID: 975637210

Miss distance: 261.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001846849 (~0.018%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

Objects comparison

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

IRIDIUM 38	Name	SL-16 DEB
25043	Norad ID	39867
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
86.4°	Inclination	70.97°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Nov. 9, 1997	Launch date	Dec. 25, 1992
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