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RussiaCOSMOS 2273NORAD 23004 · launched Feb 1994Military payload
4.51kmPredicted miss distance
RussiaGONETS D1 9NORAD 27060 · launched Dec 2001Payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 21:50 UTC.
Closest approach24 Oct 202610:24 UTC
Relative speed12.25 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,405 kmlow Earth orbit
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RU COSMOS 2273 and RU GONETS D1 9 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 4.51 km at 2026-10-24 10:24 UTC, at a relative speed of 12.25 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 21:50 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 2273Payload
NORAD 23004
CountryCIS
Launched1994-02-12
OrbitLEO · 1,408 × 1,414 km
COSPAR1994-011F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GONETS D1 9Payload
NORAD 27060
CountryCIS
Launched2001-12-28
OrbitLEO · 1,404 × 1,417 km
COSPAR2001-058F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1405 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1405 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

2 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · COSMOS 2273 ⟷ GONETS D1 9
2026-10-24 12:195.82 km Live forecast12.25 km/s1,405 kmView →
2026-10-24 10:244.51 km Live forecast12.25 km/s1,405 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 13:09 UTC4.51 km Forecast24 Oct 10:24 UTC22 Oct 22:13 UTCRe-check
23 Oct 12:49 UTC6.73 km Forecast24 Oct 10:24 UTC22 Oct 22:13 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.24 km10-24 05:41 UTC
COSMOS 2273DELTA 1 DEB
2.60 km10-18 02:22 UTC
COSMOS 2144COSMOS 2273
3.42 km10-21 02:07 UTC
COSMOS 2273COSMOS 2491 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 →

Cite this encounter: Orbital Radar — “COSMOS 2273 ⟷ GONETS D1 9: 4.51 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/23004-27060 (accessed 2026-10-23).