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MediumProximity
United StatesGLOBAL-36NORAD 100682 · launched Sep 2026Payload
6.98kmPredicted miss distance
United StatesSTARLINK-3541NORAD 51854 · launched Mar 2022Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 20 min before the pass.
Closest approach24 Oct 202610:48 UTC
Relative speed2.50 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude493 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed24 Oct10:29 UTC · final forecast
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US GLOBAL-36 and US STARLINK-3541 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 6.98 km at 2026-10-24 10:48 UTC, at a relative speed of 2.50 km/s. Final forecast, made 20 min before the pass. 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
GLOBAL-36Payload
NORAD 100682
CountryUS
Launched2026-09-11
OrbitLEO · 490 × 504 km
COSPAR2026-207A
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →
STARLINK-3541Payload
NORAD 51854
CountryUS
Launched2022-03-03
OrbitLEO · 492 × 495 km
COSPAR2022-022C
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 493 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 493 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

6 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · GLOBAL-36 ⟷ STARLINK-3541
2026-10-24 10:486.98 km Final forecast2.50 km/s493 kmShown above
2026-10-24 04:313.62 km Final forecast2.48 km/s493 kmView →
2026-10-23 11:119.04 km Final forecast2.44 km/s494 kmView →
2026-10-23 08:026.43 km Final forecast2.44 km/s494 kmView →
2026-10-23 06:285.12 km Final forecast2.43 km/s494 kmView →
2026-10-23 01:442.41 km Final forecast2.42 km/s494 kmView →

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
24 Oct 06:29 UTC6.98 km Forecast24 Oct 10:48 UTC24 Oct 02:30 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.06 km10-20 22:19 UTC
YAOGAN-43 03CSTARLINK-3541
3.75 km10-21 03:09 UTC
GLOBAL-36TPA-1
4.34 km10-24 17:37 UTC
GLOBAL-36VEERY-0G

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 →

Cite this encounter: Orbital Radar — “GLOBAL-36 ⟷ STARLINK-3541: 6.98 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/100682-51854 (accessed 2026-10-25).