SL-16 DEB IRIDIUM 38

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

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

SL-16 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 38. 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 SL-16 DEB 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: 975663692

Miss distance: 261.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001846849 (~0.018%)

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Objects comparison

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

SL-16 DEB	Name	IRIDIUM 38
39867	Norad ID	25043
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	LEO
70.96°	Inclination	86.4°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
CIS	Country	US
Dec. 25, 1992	Launch date	Nov. 9, 1997
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