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RussiaCOSMOS 2043NORAD 20237 · launched Sep 1989Military payload
4.86kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M037NORAD 25652 · launched Mar 1999Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 19 min before the pass.
Closest approach31 Oct 202609:55 UTC
Relative speed5.62 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,407 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed31 Oct09:36 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2043 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M037 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.86 km at 2026-10-31 09:55 UTC, at a relative speed of 5.62 km/s. Final forecast, made 19 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 2043Payload
NORAD 20237
CountryCIS
Launched1989-09-14
OrbitLEO · 1,406 × 1,411 km
COSPAR1989-074F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M037Payload
NORAD 25652
CountryGLOB
Launched1999-03-15
OrbitLEO · 1,411 × 1,414 km
COSPAR1999-012D
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1407 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1407 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

4 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · COSMOS 2043 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M037
2026-10-31 09:554.86 km Final forecast5.62 km/s1,407 kmShown above
2026-10-31 08:582.99 km Final forecast5.61 km/s1,415 kmView →
2026-10-31 07:046.05 km Final forecast5.59 km/s1,415 kmView →
2026-10-31 06:075.15 km Final forecast5.59 km/s1,407 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
31 Oct 09:16 UTC4.86 km Forecast31 Oct 09:55 UTC31 Oct 03:50 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 21:09 UTC4.91 km Forecast31 Oct 09:55 UTC30 Oct 08:00 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 10:31 UTC4.91 km Forecast31 Oct 09:55 UTC29 Oct 17:46 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 10:11 UTC5.07 km Forecast31 Oct 09:55 UTC29 Oct 17:46 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.74 km10-27 15:56 UTC
COSMOS 2160GLOBALSTAR M037
3.04 km10-30 08:33 UTC
COSMOS 2043COSMOS 2157
3.30 km10-26 20:11 UTC
COSMOS 2043COSMOS 1193

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 2043 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M037: 4.86 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/20237-25652 (accessed 2026-10-31).