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RussiaCOSMOS 2214NORAD 22185 · launched Oct 1992Military payload
4.29kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaCOSMOS 2269NORAD 23000 · launched Feb 1994Military payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 3 Nov 11:48 UTC.
Closest approach3 Nov 202617:25 UTC
Relative speed4.03 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,411 kmlow Earth orbit
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RU COSMOS 2214 and RU COSMOS 2269 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.29 km at 2026-11-03 17:25 UTC, at a relative speed of 4.03 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 3 Nov 11:48 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 2214Payload
NORAD 22185
CountryCIS
Launched1992-10-20
OrbitLEO · 1,410 × 1,423 km
COSPAR1992-068D
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 · 1411 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1411 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

3 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · COSMOS 2214 ⟷ COSMOS 2269
2026-11-03 20:173.68 km Live forecast4.02 km/s1,421 kmView →
2026-11-03 19:208.44 km Live forecast4.03 km/s1,411 kmView →
2026-11-03 17:254.29 km Live forecast4.03 km/s1,411 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 09:13 UTC4.29 km Forecast3 Nov 17:25 UTC2 Nov 22:03 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 21:35 UTC4.32 km Forecast3 Nov 17:25 UTC2 Nov 09:26 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 17:55 UTC4.37 km Forecast3 Nov 17:25 UTC2 Nov 02:57 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 17:35 UTC4.52 km Forecast3 Nov 17:25 UTC2 Nov 02:57 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.80 km10-28 09:41 UTC
COSMOS 2269GLOBALSTAR M088
2.63 km10-29 12:09 UTC
COSMOS 2214GLOBALSTAR M079
2.96 km10-27 19:49 UTC
COSMOS 2269DELTA 1 DEB

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 →