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ChinaOBJECT CNORAD 101062 · launched Oct 2026Payload
2.96kmPredicted miss distance
United StatesSTARLINK-4071NORAD 52671 · launched May 2022Payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 12 Nov 10:31 UTC.
Closest approach12 Nov 202611:25 UTC
Relative speed6.24 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude526 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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CN OBJECT C and US STARLINK-4071 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.96 km at 2026-11-12 11:25 UTC, at a relative speed of 6.24 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 12 Nov 10:31 UTC. This is a cross-border encounter between objects of different nations. 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
OBJECT CPayload
NORAD 101062
CountryPRC
Launched2026-10-14
OrbitLEO · 520 × 536 km
COSPAR2026-234C
Maneuver capableUnknown
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STARLINK-4071Payload
NORAD 52671
CountryUS
Launched2022-05-18
OrbitLEO · 524 × 524 km
COSPAR2022-053R
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 526 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 526 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

1 predicted pass under 10 km
Pair history · OBJECT C ⟷ STARLINK-4071
2026-11-12 11:252.96 km Live forecast6.24 km/s526 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
12 Nov 09:12 UTC2.96 km Forecast12 Nov 11:25 UTC12 Nov 00:49 UTCRe-check
12 Nov 04:18 UTC1.48 km Reinstated12 Nov 11:25 UTC11 Nov 22:54 UTCRe-check
11 Nov 22:18 UTC51.10 km Withdrawn12 Nov 11:25 UTC11 Nov 14:00 UTCRe-check
11 Nov 17:57 UTC7.42 km Forecast12 Nov 11:25 UTC11 Nov 10:38 UTCRe-check
11 Nov 17:37 UTC8.00 km Forecast12 Nov 11:25 UTC11 Nov 10:38 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.21 km11-08 17:19 UTC
OBJECT CSTARLINK-5267
2.37 km11-10 04:06 UTC
OBJECT COBJECT B
3.16 km11-09 05:09 UTC
OBJECT CJILIN-01 GAOFEN 2F

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 →

✓ Permanent record. This encounter met the notability thresholds and keeps an archived page after the pass.