COSMOS 968 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

0.053% collision chance on 2025-04-06 13:04:17z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 968 is risking orbital collision with DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 6, 2025, 1:17 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.053%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 231.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object COSMOS 968 in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-04-06 13:17:15z

CDM ID: 988181857

Miss distance: 231.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0005291808 (~0.053%)

Last Updated: 1 month ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 968	Name	DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
10520	Norad ID	42259
PAYLOAD	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	SSO
74.03°	Inclination	98.68°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	US
Dec. 16, 1977	Launch date	March 24, 1995
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