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RussiaCOSMOS 2064NORAD 20549 · launched Apr 1990Military payload
3.25kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 589NORAD 6846 · launched Oct 1973Military payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 2 Nov 22:01 UTC.
Closest approach3 Nov 202601:29 UTC
Relative speed12.13 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,490 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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RU COSMOS 2064 and RU COSMOS 589 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.25 km at 2026-11-03 01:29 UTC, at a relative speed of 12.13 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 2 Nov 22:01 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 2064Payload
NORAD 20549
CountryCIS
Launched1990-04-06
OrbitLEO · 1,463 × 1,489 km
COSPAR1990-029A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 589Payload
NORAD 6846
CountryCIS
Launched1973-10-02
OrbitLEO · 1,415 × 1,487 km
COSPAR1973-069B
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1490 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1490 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 2064 ⟷ COSMOS 589
2026-11-03 01:293.25 km Live forecast12.13 km/s1,490 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 21:35 UTC3.25 km Forecast3 Nov 01:29 UTC2 Nov 11:24 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 09:14 UTC3.27 km Forecast3 Nov 01:29 UTC2 Nov 01:36 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 08:55 UTC9.35 km Forecast3 Nov 01:29 UTC1 Nov 10:19 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.58 km11-03 15:41 UTC
COSMOS 2064COSMOS 2193
3.34 km10-31 16:52 UTC
COSMOS 2200COSMOS 589
3.67 km10-28 10:53 UTC
COSMOS 2064COSMOS 2481

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 2064 ⟷ COSMOS 589: 3.25 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/20549-6846 (accessed 2026-11-02).