DELTA 1 DEB IRIDIUM 38

0.027% collision chance on 2025-04-14 23:04:09z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

DELTA 1 DEB is risking orbital collision with IRIDIUM 38. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 14, 2025, 11:09 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.027%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 165.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object DELTA 1 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-04-14 23:09:09z

CDM ID: 993505422

Miss distance: 165.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002708334 (~0.027%)

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Objects comparison

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

DELTA 1 DEB	Name	IRIDIUM 38
12288	Norad ID	25043
DEBRIS	Type	PAYLOAD
SSO	Orbit	LEO
99.15°	Inclination	86.4°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
US	Country	US
March 5, 1978	Launch date	Nov. 9, 1997
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