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RussiaCOSMOS 2268NORAD 22999 · launched Feb 1994Military payload
2.71kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M092NORAD 38043 · launched Dec 2011Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 11 min before the pass.
Closest approach28 Oct 202605:14 UTC
Relative speed11.79 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,419 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed28 Oct05:03 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2268 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M092 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.71 km at 2026-10-28 05:14 UTC, at a relative speed of 11.79 km/s. Final forecast, made 11 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 2268Payload
NORAD 22999
CountryCIS
Launched1994-02-12
OrbitLEO · 1,411 × 1,425 km
COSPAR1994-011A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M092Payload
NORAD 38043
CountryGLOB
Launched2011-12-28
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2011-080D
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1419 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1419 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 2268 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M092
2026-10-28 05:142.71 km Final forecast11.79 km/s1,419 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
27 Oct 13:00 UTC2.71 km Forecast28 Oct 05:14 UTC27 Oct 07:26 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 09:20 UTC2.74 km Forecast28 Oct 05:14 UTC26 Oct 23:21 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 09:06 UTC5.56 km Forecast28 Oct 05:14 UTC26 Oct 23:21 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.05 km10-24 08:57 UTC
COSMOS 1999GLOBALSTAR M092
2.81 km10-27 14:51 UTC
COSMOS 2273GLOBALSTAR M092
3.05 km10-28 04:57 UTC
COSMOS 2040COSMOS 2268

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 2268 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M092: 2.71 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/22999-38043 (accessed 2026-10-29).