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RussiaCOSMOS 1995NORAD 19786 · launched Feb 1989Military payload
2.02kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 1690NORAD 16138 · launched Oct 1985Military payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 10 Nov 10:54 UTC.
Closest approach11 Nov 202606:57 UTC
Relative speed14.11 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,411 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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RU COSMOS 1995 and RU COSMOS 1690 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.02 km at 2026-11-11 06:57 UTC, at a relative speed of 14.11 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 10 Nov 10:54 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 1995Payload
NORAD 19786
CountryCIS
Launched1989-02-10
OrbitLEO · 1,411 × 1,417 km
COSPAR1989-009B
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 1690Payload
NORAD 16138
CountryCIS
Launched1985-10-09
OrbitLEO · 1,381 × 1,414 km
COSPAR1985-094A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1411 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1411 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 · COSMOS 1995 ⟷ COSMOS 1690
2026-11-11 06:572.02 km Live forecast14.11 km/s1,411 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 09:32 UTC2.02 km Forecast11 Nov 06:57 UTC9 Nov 22:46 UTCRe-check
10 Nov 09:13 UTC6.80 km Forecast11 Nov 06:57 UTC9 Nov 12:35 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.86 km11-04 15:25 UTC
COSMOS 1998COSMOS 1690
4.72 km11-07 21:01 UTC
COSMOS 1995THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
4.99 km11-11 06:14 UTC
COSMOS 1995SSU 1 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 →