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HighProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 29 Oct 04:56 UTC.
Closest approach29 Oct 202611:23 UTC
Relative speed7.14 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude425 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

US DRAGON CRS-35 and US FLOCK 4BE 1 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.74 km at 2026-10-29 11:23 UTC, at a relative speed of 7.14 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 29 Oct 04:56 UTC. 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 101031
CountryUS
Launched2026-10-13
COSPAR2026-233A
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 60518
CountryUS
Launched2024-08-16
COSPAR2024-149BC
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 425 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 425 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 · DRAGON CRS-35 ⟷ FLOCK 4BE 1
2026-10-29 11:232.74 km Live forecast7.14 km/s425 kmShown above
2026-10-29 10:367.95 km Live forecast7.13 km/s418 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
29 Oct 00:15 UTC2.74 km Forecast29 Oct 11:23 UTC28 Oct 14:18 UTCRe-check
28 Oct 18:15 UTC6.71 km Forecast29 Oct 11:23 UTC28 Oct 12:45 UTCRe-check
28 Oct 15:55 UTC9.89 km Forecast29 Oct 11:23 UTC28 Oct 00:44 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.70 km10-27 13:32 UTC
DRAGON CRS-35SWARM A
2.74 km10-29 11:23 UTC
PROGRESS MS-35FLOCK 4BE 1
2.74 km10-29 11:23 UTC
SOYUZ MS-29FLOCK 4BE 1

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 — “DRAGON CRS-35 ⟷ FLOCK 4BE 1: 2.74 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/101031-60518 (accessed 2026-10-29).