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RussiaCOSMOS 2215NORAD 22186 · launched Oct 1992Military payload
3.25kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 1832NORAD 17587 · launched Mar 1987Military payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 5 min before the pass.
Closest approach4 Nov 202619:03 UTC
Relative speed14.15 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,414 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed4 Nov18:58 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2215 and RU COSMOS 1832 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.25 km at 2026-11-04 19:03 UTC, at a relative speed of 14.15 km/s. Final forecast, made 5 min before the pass. 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 2215Payload
NORAD 22186
CountryCIS
Launched1992-10-20
OrbitLEO · 1,410 × 1,428 km
COSPAR1992-068E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 1832Payload
NORAD 17587
CountryCIS
Launched1987-03-13
OrbitLEO · 1,398 × 1,412 km
COSPAR1987-026F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1414 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1414 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 2215 ⟷ COSMOS 1832
2026-11-04 19:033.25 km Final forecast14.15 km/s1,414 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
4 Nov 17:58 UTC3.25 km Forecast4 Nov 19:03 UTC4 Nov 10:03 UTCRe-check
4 Nov 09:33 UTC3.26 km Forecast4 Nov 19:03 UTC4 Nov 00:49 UTCRe-check
3 Nov 20:29 UTC3.29 km Forecast4 Nov 19:03 UTC3 Nov 11:12 UTCRe-check
3 Nov 19:05 UTC3.35 km Forecast4 Nov 19:03 UTC2 Nov 22:09 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.13 km11-07 00:45 UTC
COSMOS 2215THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
3.89 km11-03 09:57 UTC
COSMOS 2215COSMOS 2384
4.26 km10-31 20:48 UTC
COSMOS 1999COSMOS 1832

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 →