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RussiaCOSMOS 2061NORAD 20527 · launched Mar 1990Military payload
3.67kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 1513NORAD 14546 · launched Dec 1983Military payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made minutes before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 3.67 km at 6 Nov 02:39 UTC.
Closest approach6 Nov 202602:39 UTC
Relative speed7.59 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude998 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed6 Nov02:35 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2061 and RU COSMOS 1513 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.67 km at 2026-11-06 02:39 UTC, at a relative speed of 7.59 km/s. Final forecast, made minutes before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 3.67 km at 6 Nov 02:39 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
COSMOS 2061Payload
NORAD 20527
CountryCIS
Launched1990-03-20
OrbitLEO · 969 × 1,013 km
COSPAR1990-023A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 1513Payload
NORAD 14546
CountryCIS
Launched1983-12-08
OrbitLEO · 956 × 1,011 km
COSPAR1983-120A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 998 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 998 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 · COSMOS 2061 ⟷ COSMOS 1513
2026-11-06 02:393.67 km Final forecast · after: 3.67 km7.59 km/s998 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
10 Nov 00:31 UTC3.67 km Best estimate6 Nov 02:39 UTC6 Nov 14:30 UTCBest estimate
5 Nov 09:11 UTC3.67 km Forecast6 Nov 02:39 UTC4 Nov 19:27 UTCRe-check
5 Nov 03:11 UTC3.64 km Forecast6 Nov 02:39 UTC4 Nov 10:16 UTCRe-check
5 Nov 02:51 UTC8.36 km Forecast6 Nov 02:39 UTC4 Nov 10:16 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
495 m11-13 01:46 UTC
COSMOS 2061COSMOS 971
2.13 km11-13 04:59 UTC
COSMOS 2218COSMOS 1513
2.66 km11-12 07:22 UTC
COSMOS 2061COSMOS 2100

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 →