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United StatesICEYE-X83NORAD 100889 · launched Oct 2026Payload
1.21kmPredicted miss distance
United StatesPROJECT SUNCATCHER M1NORAD 100902 · launched Oct 2026Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 9 min before the pass.
Closest approach25 Oct 202616:01 UTC
Drift speed2.3 m/s8 km/h, seen from PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1
Altitude523 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed25 Oct15:52 UTC · final forecast
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US ICEYE-X83 and US PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 1.21 km at 2026-10-25 16:01 UTC, drifting past at about 2.3 m/s (8 km/h) as seen from PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1. Final forecast, made 9 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
ICEYE-X83Payload
NORAD 100889
CountryUS
Launched2026-10-01
OrbitLEO · 514 × 517 km
COSPAR2026-227G
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →
PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1Payload
NORAD 100902
CountryUS
Launched2026-10-01
OrbitLEO · 513 × 516 km
COSPAR2026-227V
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 523 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 523 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 · ICEYE-X83 ⟷ PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1
2026-10-25 17:539.01 km Final forecast0.01 km/s523 kmView →
2026-10-25 16:011.21 km Final forecast0.00 km/s523 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
25 Oct 13:06 UTC1.21 km Forecast25 Oct 16:01 UTC25 Oct 08:45 UTCRe-check
25 Oct 09:59 UTC1.22 km Forecast25 Oct 16:03 UTC25 Oct 04:45 UTCRe-check
25 Oct 06:29 UTC1.21 km Forecast25 Oct 16:03 UTC25 Oct 02:44 UTCRe-check
25 Oct 00:29 UTC1.19 km Forecast25 Oct 16:04 UTC24 Oct 20:45 UTCRe-check
24 Oct 18:29 UTC1.17 km Forecast25 Oct 16:01 UTC24 Oct 14:45 UTCRe-check
24 Oct 16:09 UTC1.17 km Forecast25 Oct 16:11 UTC24 Oct 08:45 UTCRe-check
24 Oct 15:49 UTC2.79 km Forecast25 Oct 15:49 UTC24 Oct 08:45 UTCScreen
24 Oct 15:29 UTC3.65 km Forecast25 Oct 15:29 UTC24 Oct 08:45 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
639 m10-26 07:54 UTC
ICEYE-X83OBJECT CK
743 m10-24 00:32 UTC
ICEYE-X83OBJECT CJ
774 m10-23 19:21 UTC
ICEYE-X83OBJECT CN

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 — “ICEYE-X83 ⟷ PROJECT SUNCATCHER M1: 1.21 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/100889-100902 (accessed 2026-10-27).