COSMOS 2251 DEB SL-8 R/B

0.012% collision chance on 2025-04-16 22:04:12z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

COSMOS 2251 DEB is risking orbital collision with SL-8 R/B. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 16, 2025, 10:12 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.012%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 880.0 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: 2025-04-16 22:12:41z

CDM ID: 996747929

Miss distance: 880.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001198104 (~0.012%)

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Objects comparison

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

COSMOS 2251 DEB	Name	SL-8 R/B
34343	Norad ID	4071
DEBRIS	Type	ROCKET BODY
LEO	Orbit	LEO
74.02°	Inclination	74.05°
SMALL	Size	LARGE
CIS	Country	CIS
June 16, 1993	Launch date	Aug. 13, 1969
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