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RussiaCOSMOS 2189NORAD 21978 · launched Jun 1992Military payload
5.24kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M084NORAD 38040 · launched Dec 2011Payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 16:50 UTC.
Closest approach23 Oct 202617:36 UTC
Relative speed2.77 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,418 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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RU COSMOS 2189 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M084 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 5.24 km at 2026-10-23 17:36 UTC, at a relative speed of 2.77 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 16:50 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 2189Payload
NORAD 21978
CountryCIS
Launched1992-06-03
OrbitLEO · 1,416 × 1,480 km
COSPAR1992-030C
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M084Payload
NORAD 38040
CountryGLOB
Launched2011-12-28
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2011-080A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1418 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1418 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 2189 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M084
2026-10-23 17:365.24 km Live forecast2.77 km/s1,418 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
23 Oct 10:16 UTC5.24 km Forecast23 Oct 17:36 UTC23 Oct 03:20 UTCRe-check
22 Oct 22:16 UTC5.23 km Forecast23 Oct 17:36 UTC22 Oct 14:23 UTCRe-check
22 Oct 18:02 UTC5.23 km Forecast23 Oct 17:36 UTC22 Oct 04:39 UTCRe-check
22 Oct 17:42 UTC5.44 km Forecast23 Oct 17:36 UTC22 Oct 04:39 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.95 km10-20 17:15 UTC
COSMOS 2189SL-14 DEB
3.90 km10-18 23:18 UTC
COSMOS 2189NOAA 4
4.92 km10-22 13:35 UTC
COSMOS 2189COSMOS 641

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 2189 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M084: 5.24 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/21978-38040 (accessed 2026-10-23).