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RU COSMOS 2058US STARLINK-4776
4.48 kmpredicted miss distance
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 20 Oct 18:13 UTC.
Predicted closest approach
2026-10-21 09:07 UTC
Relative speed
14.06 km/s
Altitude
528 km
Last confirmed
20 Oct 18:13 UTC
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RU COSMOS 2058 and US STARLINK-4776 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.48 km at 2026-10-21 09:07 UTC, at a relative speed of 14.06 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 20 Oct 18:13 UTC. This is a cross-border encounter between objects of different nations, the kind of event closely watched for space-security implications. 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 2058Payload
NORAD 20465
CountryCIS
Launched1990-01-30
OrbitLEO · 523 × 533 km
COSPAR1990-010A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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STARLINK-4776Payload
NORAD 53837
CountryUS
Launched2022-09-19
OrbitLEO · 528 × 531 km
COSPAR2022-114V
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 528 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 528 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

5 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · COSMOS 2058 ⟷ STARLINK-4776
2026-10-21 09:074.48 km Live forecast14.06 km/s528 kmShown above
2026-10-21 08:209.60 km Withdrawn14.06 km/s530 kmView →
2026-10-20 22:018.87 km Not re-confirmed14.05 km/s528 kmView →
2026-10-20 19:383.58 km Live forecast14.05 km/s531 kmView →
2026-10-20 18:035.89 km Final forecast14.04 km/s531 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
20 Oct 15:52 UTC4.48 km Forecast21 Oct 09:07 UTC20 Oct 11:02 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 12:32 UTC7.48 km Forecast21 Oct 09:07 UTC20 Oct 07:22 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 12:13 UTC5.59 km Forecast21 Oct 09:07 UTC20 Oct 03:42 UTCRe-check

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.04 km10-20 02:04 UTC
COSMOS 2058OBJECT D
3.63 km10-18 22:59 UTC
COSMOS 2058OBJECT D
4.33 km10-20 23:12 UTC
COSMOS 2058DMSP 5D-2 F13 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 →

Cite this encounter: Orbital Radar — “COSMOS 2058 ⟷ STARLINK-4776: 4.48 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/20465-53837 (accessed 2026-10-20).
✓ Permanent record. This encounter met the notability thresholds and keeps an archived page after the pass.