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RussiaCOSMOS 2330NORAD 23792 · launched Feb 1996Military payload
2.09kmPredicted miss distance
GLOBGLOBALSTAR M073NORAD 37193 · launched Oct 2010Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 9 min before the pass.
Closest approach2 Nov 202616:45 UTC
Relative speed10.85 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,406 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed2 Nov16:35 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2330 and GLOB GLOBALSTAR M073 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.09 km at 2026-11-02 16:45 UTC, at a relative speed of 10.85 km/s. Final forecast, made 9 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 2330Payload
NORAD 23792
CountryCIS
Launched1996-02-19
OrbitLEO · 1,409 × 1,429 km
COSPAR1996-009F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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GLOBALSTAR M073Payload
NORAD 37193
CountryGLOB
Launched2010-10-19
OrbitLEO · 1,413 × 1,414 km
COSPAR2010-054F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1406 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1406 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 2330 ⟷ GLOBALSTAR M073
2026-11-02 16:452.09 km Final forecast10.85 km/s1,406 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
2 Nov 09:14 UTC2.09 km Forecast2 Nov 16:45 UTC2 Nov 03:09 UTCRe-check
2 Nov 03:27 UTC2.05 km Forecast2 Nov 16:45 UTC1 Nov 11:55 UTCRe-check
1 Nov 21:27 UTC2.04 km Forecast2 Nov 16:45 UTC1 Nov 06:22 UTCRe-check
1 Nov 21:09 UTC7.21 km Forecast2 Nov 16:45 UTC1 Nov 06:22 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.15 km10-31 05:30 UTC
COSMOS 2330COSMOS 1876
3.78 km11-02 01:18 UTC
COSMOS 2330SL-14 R/B
5.11 km11-03 08:59 UTC
COSMOS 1996GLOBALSTAR M073

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 →