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HighProximity
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 9 min before the pass.
Closest approach30 Oct 202601:00 UTC
Relative speed9.47 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude641 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed30 Oct00:51 UTC · final forecast

US USA 58 and US THORAD AGENA D DEB were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.74 km at 2026-10-30 01:00 UTC, at a relative speed of 9.47 km/s. Final forecast, made 9 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 mattersOne side of this pass cannot maneuver, so any avoidance decision rests with the other operator. Screening continues as new element sets arrive.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
USA 58Payload
NORAD 20562
CountryUS
Launched1990-04-11
COSPAR1990-031C
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 26821
CountryUS
Launched1970-04-08
COSPAR1970-025QQ
Maneuver capableNo
Uncontrolled debris fragment tracked by the public catalogue. About space debris →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 641 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 641 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 · USA 58 ⟷ THORAD AGENA D DEB
2026-10-30 01:003.74 km Final forecast9.47 km/s641 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
29 Oct 21:31 UTC3.74 km Forecast30 Oct 01:00 UTC29 Oct 03:30 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 09:31 UTC2.57 km Forecast30 Oct 01:00 UTC28 Oct 09:36 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 09:12 UTC3.90 km Forecast30 Oct 01:00 UTC28 Oct 09:36 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.38 km11-01 20:32 UTC
USA 58CZ-6A DEB
3.53 km10-29 07:06 UTC
USA 58CZ-6A DEB
4.00 km10-31 07:55 UTC
USA 58KINEIS-2A

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 — “USA 58 ⟷ THORAD AGENA D DEB: 3.74 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/20562-26821 (accessed 2026-11-01).