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RussiaCOSMOS 1995NORAD 19786 · launched Feb 1989Military payload
5.13kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M080NORAD 38041 · launched Dec 2011Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made minutes before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 5.09 km at 29 Oct 19:54 UTC.
Closest approach29 Oct 202619:54 UTC
Relative speed4.71 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,420 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed29 Oct19:51 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 1995 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M080 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 5.13 km at 2026-10-29 19:54 UTC, at a relative speed of 4.71 km/s. Final forecast, made minutes before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 5.09 km at 29 Oct 19:54 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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GLOBALSTAR M080Payload
NORAD 38041
CountryGLOB
Launched2011-12-28
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2011-080B
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1420 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1420 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 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M080
2026-10-29 19:545.13 km Final forecast4.71 km/s1,420 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
2 Nov 15:55 UTC5.09 km Best estimate29 Oct 19:54 UTC30 Oct 00:02 UTCBest estimate
29 Oct 00:15 UTC5.13 km Forecast29 Oct 19:54 UTC28 Oct 12:35 UTCRe-check
28 Oct 20:15 UTC5.14 km Forecast29 Oct 19:54 UTC27 Oct 19:38 UTCRe-check
28 Oct 19:55 UTC5.24 km Forecast29 Oct 19:55 UTC27 Oct 19:38 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.15 km10-28 22:21 UTC
COSMOS 2166GLOBALSTAR M080
4.00 km10-28 09:22 UTC
COSMOS 1995OPS 6630 DEB
4.11 km11-03 03:13 UTC
COSMOS 2246GLOBALSTAR M080

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 →