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MediumProximity
WithdrawnNewer orbit data from 10 Nov 03:56 UTC no longer shows this pass. Within 40 minutes of the predicted time the two stay at least 28.5 km apart.
Closest approach10 Nov 202617:20 UTC
Relative speed3.08 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude530 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed9 Nov21:33 UTC · withdrawn

US SPACEMOBILE-013 and US STARLINK-5460 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 8.03 km at 2026-11-10 17:20 UTC, at a relative speed of 3.08 km/s. Withdrawn: newer orbit data from 10 Nov 03:56 UTC no longer shows this pass. Within 40 minutes of the predicted time the two stay at least 28.5 km apart. The figure above is the forecast as it was published; the newer check is shown beside it, and nothing is overwritten. Miss distance and time of closest approach are computed by propagating the latest published orbital elements for both objects, and each pass is re-checked every 20 minutes as new element sets are published. See the Satellite Maneuver Tracker for the live picture and space situational awareness for context.

Why it mattersBoth objects are catalogued as payloads. Screening continues as new element sets arrive; operators act on their own conjunction data.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
NORAD 100240
CountryUS
Launched2026-08-05
COSPAR2026-179A
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 55671
CountryUS
Launched2023-02-17
COSPAR2023-021AV
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 530 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 530 km this pass sits in low Earth orbit. Objects here stay up for decades: there is too little atmospheric drag to clean the band naturally. Why crowded bands matter →

History Between This Pair

2 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · SPACEMOBILE-013 ⟷ STARLINK-5460
2026-11-10 18:072.11 km Live forecast3.08 km/s525 kmView →
2026-11-10 17:208.03 km Withdrawn3.08 km/s530 kmShown above

Repeat encounters are common for objects in near-intersecting orbital planes. Each pass is re-screened as fresh element sets arrive; "Final forecast" means the screening still predicted it within 45 minutes of its time, "Not re-confirmed" means later screening stopped finding it.

Forecast Record

Every figure published for the pass shown above, newest first. Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.
Computed · figure · predicted time · orbit data · by
9 Nov 21:51 UTC42.78 km Withdrawn10 Nov 17:20 UTC9 Nov 17:55 UTCRe-check
9 Nov 18:34 UTC8.04 km Forecast10 Nov 17:20 UTC9 Nov 11:40 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
931 m11-05 06:31 UTC
YAOGAN-30 LSTARLINK-5460
3.58 km11-07 22:49 UTC
OBJECT CSTARLINK-5460
4.10 km11-08 04:23 UTC
SPACEMOBILE-013STARLINK-5510

How These Numbers Are Computed

Miss distance and TCA come from propagating the latest published orbital elements for both objects and searching for the minimum separation over the screening window. Element sets carry kilometre-scale uncertainty, so figures here describe a close pass, not a collision prediction; a change in either object's published elements re-computes the pass automatically. What is a conjunction? → How conjunction assessment works →