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CriticalProximity
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 19 min before the pass.
Closest approach26 Oct 202622:03 UTC
Relative speed13.91 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude1,434 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed26 Oct21:44 UTC · final forecast

RU COSMOS 2330 and RU COSMOS 793 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 764 m at 2026-10-26 22:03 UTC, at a relative speed of 13.91 km/s. Final forecast, made 19 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
NORAD 23792
CountryCIS
Launched1996-02-19
COSPAR1996-009F
Maneuver capableUnknown
COSMOS 793Payload
NORAD 8609
CountryCIS
Launched1976-01-28
COSPAR1976-008C
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 1434 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 1434 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 ⟷ COSMOS 793
2026-10-26 22:03764 m Final forecast13.91 km/s1,434 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
26 Oct 17:44 UTC764 m Forecast26 Oct 22:03 UTC26 Oct 07:39 UTCRe-check
26 Oct 17:25 UTC8.46 km Forecast26 Oct 22:03 UTC26 Oct 07:39 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
4.35 km10-25 15:05 UTC
COSMOS 2304COSMOS 793
5.65 km10-29 02:56 UTC
COSMOS 2330COSMOS 872
6.07 km10-25 12:33 UTC
COSMOS 2126COSMOS 793

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 2330 ⟷ COSMOS 793: 764 m predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/23792-8609 (accessed 2026-10-30).