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RussiaCOSMOS 2118NORAD 21032 · launched Dec 1990Military payload
3.17kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 2269NORAD 23000 · launched Feb 1994Military payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 20 min before the pass.
Closest approach3 Nov 202614:27 UTC
Relative speed13.43 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,416 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed3 Nov14:07 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2118 and RU COSMOS 2269 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.17 km at 2026-11-03 14:27 UTC, at a relative speed of 13.43 km/s. Final forecast, made 20 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 2118Payload
NORAD 21032
CountryCIS
Launched1990-12-22
OrbitLEO · 1,391 × 1,409 km
COSPAR1990-114E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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COSMOS 2269Payload
NORAD 23000
CountryCIS
Launched1994-02-12
OrbitLEO · 1,410 × 1,420 km
COSPAR1994-011B
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1416 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1416 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 2118 ⟷ COSMOS 2269
2026-11-03 14:273.17 km Final forecast13.43 km/s1,416 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
3 Nov 12:07 UTC3.17 km Forecast3 Nov 14:27 UTC2 Nov 20:06 UTCRe-check
3 Nov 11:47 UTC4.08 km Forecast3 Nov 14:27 UTC2 Nov 20:06 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.85 km11-06 04:54 UTC
COSMOS 2118DELTA 1 R/B
2.04 km11-04 18:53 UTC
COSMOS 2118COSMOS 2248
2.27 km11-04 13:19 UTC
COSMOS 2118COSMOS 646

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 →