SL-8 R/B COSMOS 2251 DEB

0.022% collision chance on 2025-04-18 20:04:25z

CDM information

Conjunction Data Message description

SL-8 R/B is risking orbital collision with COSMOS 2251 DEB. The time of closest approach (TCA) between the two objects is calculated to be at April 18, 2025, 8:25 p.m., with a collision probability of 0.022%. The closest distance at TCA is estimated to be 94.0 meters.

Note: this is the latest available calculation for this conjunction event. Access all the most updated CDMs for object SL-8 R/B in its detailed page.

Key information

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

TCA: 2025-04-18 20:25:21z

CDM ID: 999163609

Miss distance: 94.0 (m)

Collision probability: 0.0002201123 (~0.022%)

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Objects comparison

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

SL-8 R/B	Name	COSMOS 2251 DEB
14451	Norad ID	38481
ROCKET BODY	Type	DEBRIS
LEO	Orbit	LEO
82.93°	Inclination	73.94°
LARGE	Size	SMALL
CIS	Country	CIS
Oct. 26, 1983	Launch date	June 16, 1993
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