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CriticalProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 28 Oct 06:24 UTC.
Closest approach28 Oct 202617:20 UTC
Drift speed1.0 m/s4 km/h, seen from HULIANWANG DIGUI 228
Altitude1,044 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

CN HULIANWANG DIGUI 226 and CN HULIANWANG DIGUI 228 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 290 m at 2026-10-28 17:20 UTC, drifting past at about 1.0 m/s (4 km/h) as seen from HULIANWANG DIGUI 228. Confirmed by the latest screening, 28 Oct 06:24 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 101188
CountryPRC
Launched2026-10-25
COSPAR2026-243D
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 101190
CountryPRC
Launched2026-10-25
COSPAR2026-243F
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1044 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1044 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

6 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · HULIANWANG DIGUI 226 ⟷ HULIANWANG DIGUI 228
2026-10-28 17:20290 m Live forecast0.00 km/s1,044 kmShown above
2026-10-28 16:37657 m Not re-confirmed0.00 km/s1,051 kmView →
2026-10-28 15:191.06 km Live forecast0.00 km/s1,046 kmView →
2026-10-28 13:282.12 km Live forecast0.00 km/s1,047 kmView →
2026-10-28 11:413.22 km Live forecast0.00 km/s1,047 kmView →
2026-10-28 09:544.29 km Live forecast0.01 km/s1,047 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 17:23 UTC290 m Forecast28 Oct 17:20 UTC25 Oct 20:49 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.90 km10-28 03:58 UTC
HULIANWANG DIGUI 228SCOUT A R/B
7.21 km10-28 03:58 UTC
HULIANWANG DIGUI 226SCOUT A 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 226 ⟷ HULIANWANG DIGUI 228: 290 m predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/101188-101190 (accessed 2026-10-28).