NOAA 16 DEB SL-16 DEB

0.016% collision chance on 2025-04-18 10:04:01z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

NOAA 16 DEB is risking orbital collision with SL-16 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 18, 2025, 10:01 a.m., with a collision probability of 0.016%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 184.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object NOAA 16 DEB in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-04-18 10:01:15z

CDM ID: 997280624

Miss distance: 184.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0001639974 (~0.016%)

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Objects comparison

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

NOAA 16 DEB	Name	SL-16 DEB
41357	Norad ID	18550
DEBRIS	Type	DEBRIS
SSO	Orbit	LEO
98.83°	Inclination	71.02°
SMALL	Size	SMALL
US	Country	CIS
Sept. 21, 2000	Launch date	March 18, 1987
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