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RussiaCOSMOS 2132NORAD 21107 · launched Feb 1991Military payload
1.70kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 1751NORAD 16761 · launched Jun 1986Military payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 30 Oct 06:12 UTC.
Closest approach31 Oct 202605:05 UTC
Drift speed881 m/s3,172 km/h, seen from COSMOS 1751
Altitude1,474 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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RU COSMOS 2132 and RU COSMOS 1751 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 1.70 km at 2026-10-31 05:05 UTC, drifting past at about 881 m/s (3,172 km/h) as seen from COSMOS 1751. Confirmed by the latest screening, 30 Oct 06:12 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 2132Payload
NORAD 21107
CountryCIS
Launched1991-02-12
OrbitLEO · 1,416 × 1,467 km
COSPAR1991-009H
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 1751Payload
NORAD 16761
CountryCIS
Launched1986-06-06
OrbitLEO · 1,466 × 1,506 km
COSPAR1986-042D
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1474 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1474 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 · COSMOS 2132 ⟷ COSMOS 1751
2026-10-31 05:051.70 km Live forecast0.88 km/s1,474 kmShown above
2026-06-30 13:122.32 km Final forecast0.51 km/s1,461 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
30 Oct 05:31 UTC1.70 km Forecast31 Oct 05:05 UTC29 Oct 07:43 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 05:11 UTC1.79 km Forecast31 Oct 05:05 UTC29 Oct 07:43 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
4.29 km10-23 11:41 UTC
COSMOS 2132DELTA 1 R/B
5.71 km10-26 02:37 UTC
COSMOS 2132COSMOS 1522
6.14 km10-28 07:12 UTC
COSMOS 2132COSMOS 2271

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 — “COSMOS 2132 ⟷ COSMOS 1751: 1.70 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/16761-21107 (accessed 2026-10-30).