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RussiaCOSMOS 2613NORAD 68763 · launched Apr 2026Military payload
6.89kmPredicted miss distance
SKORKSLV-II R/BNORAD 100969 · launched Oct 2026Rocket body
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 19 min before the pass.
Closest approach27 Oct 202617:42 UTC
Relative speed5.54 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude548 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed27 Oct17:23 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2613 and SKOR KSLV-II R/B were predicted to reach a closest approach of 6.89 km at 2026-10-27 17:42 UTC, at a relative speed of 5.54 km/s. Final forecast, made 19 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 mattersOne side of this pass cannot maneuver, so any avoidance decision rests with the other operator. Screening continues as new element sets arrive.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
COSMOS 2613Payload
NORAD 68763
CountryCIS
Launched2026-04-16
OrbitLEO · 544 × 553 km
COSPAR2026-083J
Maneuver capableUnknown
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KSLV-II R/BR/B
NORAD 100969
CountrySKOR
Launched2026-10-07
OrbitLEO · 524 × 574 km
COSPAR2026-229Q
Maneuver capableNo
Spent rocket stage: uncontrolled, tracked by the public catalogue.
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 548 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 548 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 · COSMOS 2613 ⟷ KSLV-II R/B
2026-10-28 03:167.78 km Withdrawn5.54 km/s549 kmView →
2026-10-28 01:416.84 km Withdrawn5.54 km/s548 kmView →
2026-10-27 17:426.89 km Final forecast5.54 km/s548 kmShown above
2026-10-27 16:076.21 km Final forecast5.54 km/s548 kmView →
2026-10-26 18:359.45 km Withdrawn5.54 km/s550 kmView →
2026-10-26 13:486.68 km Final forecast5.54 km/s550 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
27 Oct 13:43 UTC6.89 km Forecast27 Oct 17:42 UTC27 Oct 07:43 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 13:24 UTC7.51 km Forecast27 Oct 17:42 UTC27 Oct 07:43 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
761 m10-23 22:38 UTC
COSMOS 2613CZ-6A DEB
4.56 km10-29 11:36 UTC
COSMOS 2613EINSTEIN PROBE
5.49 km10-22 06:19 UTC
COSMOS 2613ROBUSTA-3A

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 — “COSMOS 2613 ⟷ KSLV-II R/B: 6.89 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/100969-68763 (accessed 2026-10-29).