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RussiaCOSMOS 2162NORAD 21733 · launched Sep 1991Military payload
4.65kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M076NORAD 37190 · launched Oct 2010Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made minutes before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.67 km at 27 Oct 20:26 UTC.
Closest approach27 Oct 202620:26 UTC
Relative speed13.14 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,416 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed27 Oct20:23 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2162 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M076 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.65 km at 2026-10-27 20:26 UTC, at a relative speed of 13.14 km/s. Final forecast, made minutes before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.67 km at 27 Oct 20:26 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 2162Payload
NORAD 21733
CountryCIS
Launched1991-09-28
OrbitLEO · 1,408 × 1,417 km
COSPAR1991-068F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M076Payload
NORAD 37190
CountryGLOB
Launched2010-10-19
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2010-054C
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 2162 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M076
2026-10-27 20:264.65 km Final forecast13.14 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
31 Oct 14:36 UTC4.67 km Best estimate27 Oct 20:26 UTC27 Oct 15:43 UTCBest estimate
27 Oct 13:10 UTC4.65 km Forecast27 Oct 20:26 UTC27 Oct 03:13 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 13:00 UTC6.30 km Forecast27 Oct 20:26 UTC27 Oct 03:13 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
4.23 km11-01 02:02 UTC
COSMOS 2162BREEZE-KM DEB
5.14 km10-29 08:05 UTC
COSMOS 2131COSMOS 2162
5.17 km10-27 21:51 UTC
COSMOS 2162COSMOS 1914

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 2162 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M076: 4.65 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/21733-37190 (accessed 2026-11-01).