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WithdrawnNewer orbit data from 22 Oct 13:32 UTC no longer shows this pass. Within 40 minutes of the predicted time the two stay at least 542.5 km apart.
Closest approach24 Oct 202607:00 UTC
Relative speed11.07 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude925 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed23 Oct09:56 UTC · withdrawn

CN HULIANWANG DIGUI-214 and CN YAOGAN-50 02 DEB were predicted to reach a closest approach of 732 m at 2026-10-24 07:00 UTC, at a relative speed of 11.07 km/s. Withdrawn: newer orbit data from 22 Oct 13:32 UTC no longer shows this pass. Within 40 minutes of the predicted time the two stay at least 542.5 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 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
NORAD 100973
CountryPRC
Launched2026-10-09
COSPAR2026-230A
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 101051
CountryPRC
Launched2026-03-15
COSPAR2026-051BT
Maneuver capableNo
Uncontrolled debris fragment tracked by the public catalogue. About space debris →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 925 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 925 km this pass sits inside the most congested band in low Earth orbit, home to the debris left by the 2007 ASAT test and the 2009 collision. 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

1 predicted pass under 10 km
Pair history · HULIANWANG DIGUI-214 ⟷ YAOGAN-50 02 DEB
2026-10-24 07:00732 m Withdrawn11.07 km/s925 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
23 Oct 10:16 UTC542.52 km Withdrawn24 Oct 07:01 UTC22 Oct 13:32 UTCRe-check
23 Oct 07:36 UTC732 m Forecast24 Oct 07:00 UTC21 Oct 15:07 UTCRe-check
23 Oct 07:16 UTC6.02 km Forecast24 Oct 07:00 UTC21 Oct 15:07 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.96 km10-20 15:19 UTC
YAOGAN-50 02 DEBKL-BETA B
3.84 km10-23 11:52 UTC
YAOGAN-50 02 DEBPRAETORIAN SDA_602
4.41 km10-18 19:40 UTC
YAOGAN-50 02 DEBSL-19 R/B

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 — “HULIANWANG DIGUI-214 ⟷ YAOGAN-50 02 DEB: 732 m forecast, withdrawn”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/100973-101051 (accessed 2026-10-23).