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RussiaCOSMOS 2169NORAD 21783 · launched Nov 1991Military payload
1.43kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M094NORAD 39074 · launched Feb 2013Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 16 min before the pass.
Closest approach1 Nov 202619:23 UTC
Relative speed4.89 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,417 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed1 Nov19:07 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2169 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M094 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 1.43 km at 2026-11-01 19:23 UTC, at a relative speed of 4.89 km/s. Final forecast, made 16 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 2169Payload
NORAD 21783
CountryCIS
Launched1991-11-12
OrbitLEO · 1,383 × 1,411 km
COSPAR1991-077E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M094Payload
NORAD 39074
CountryGLOB
Launched2013-02-06
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2013-005C
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1417 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1417 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 2169 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M094
2026-11-01 19:231.43 km Final forecast4.89 km/s1,417 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
1 Nov 18:19 UTC1.43 km Forecast1 Nov 19:23 UTC1 Nov 02:59 UTCRe-check
1 Nov 17:59 UTC3.94 km Forecast1 Nov 19:23 UTC1 Nov 02:59 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.11 km10-30 01:20 UTC
COSMOS 2169COSMOS 2272
1.34 km10-26 05:20 UTC
COSMOS 2169COSMOS 1913
2.01 km10-26 08:11 UTC
COSMOS 2169COSMOS 1830

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 2169 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M094: 1.43 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/21783-39074 (accessed 2026-11-02).