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MediumProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 13 Nov 15:05 UTC.
Closest approach13 Nov 202623:47 UTC
Relative speed15.04 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude542 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

CN OBJECT C and CN YUNYAO-1 44 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 5.94 km at 2026-11-13 23:47 UTC, at a relative speed of 15.04 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 13 Nov 15:05 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
OBJECT CPayload
NORAD 101293
CountryPRC
Launched2026-11-06
COSPAR2026-250C
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 63345
CountryPRC
Launched2025-03-21
COSPAR2025-059B
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 542 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 542 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 · OBJECT C ⟷ YUNYAO-1 44
2026-11-13 23:475.94 km Live forecast15.04 km/s542 kmShown above
2026-11-13 22:113.30 km Live forecast15.04 km/s542 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
13 Nov 13:44 UTC5.94 km Forecast13 Nov 23:47 UTC13 Nov 05:34 UTCRe-check
13 Nov 12:25 UTC5.93 km Forecast13 Nov 23:47 UTC13 Nov 03:59 UTCRe-check
13 Nov 12:05 UTC7.22 km Forecast13 Nov 23:47 UTC13 Nov 03:59 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.26 km11-10 14:26 UTC
OBJECT GYUNYAO-1 44
2.65 km11-11 02:49 UTC
OBJECT CSL-14 DEB
2.65 km11-13 12:54 UTC
OBJECT CSL-8 DEB *

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 →