A conjunction is a probabilistic forecast — not a collision report. Most are completely routine.
A conjunction is a probabilistic forecast — not a collision report. Most are completely routine.
A conjunction flags that two tracked objects will pass within a defined screening threshold at a predicted time.
As object counts grow, conjunction events scale as N², making SSA screening a core, ongoing workload.
Orbital Radar surfaces conjunction data to give you context — not just alerts.
"Two satellites nearly collided in orbit"
They passed within a screening threshold. The actual probability of collision was likely below 1-in-10,000.
"Near miss" implies danger
1 km miss distance inside a 5 km error ellipsoid is far riskier than 50 m inside a 10 m ellipsoid. Context is everything.
Mastering this distinction is the foundation of all conjunction assessment and space traffic management work.