COSMOS 2251 DEB OPAL

0.012% collision chance on 2025-04-06 19:04:37z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 DEB is risking orbital collision with OPAL. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 6, 2025, 7:37 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 333.0 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: 2025-04-06 19:37:59z

CDM ID: 986846733

Miss distance: 333.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001209291 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 1 month ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2251 DEB	Name	OPAL
34121	Norad ID	26063
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
LEO	Orbit	SSO
73.99°	Inclination	100.22°
MEDIUM	Size	MEDIUM
CIS	Country	US
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Jan. 27, 2000
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