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ChinaYAOGAN 1NORAD 29092 · launched Apr 2006Military payload
3.15kmPredicted miss distance
IndiaPSLV DEBNORAD 27305 · launched Oct 2001Debris
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 8 min before the pass.
Closest approach22 Oct 202610:12 UTC
Relative speed5.85 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude595 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed22 Oct10:04 UTC · final forecast
Track YAOGAN 1Track PSLV DEBAll approaches
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CN YAOGAN 1 and IN PSLV DEB were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.15 km at 2026-10-22 10:12 UTC, at a relative speed of 5.85 km/s. Final forecast, made 8 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 mattersOne side of this pass cannot maneuver, so any avoidance decision rests with the other operator. Screening continues as new element sets arrive.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
YAOGAN 1Payload
NORAD 29092
CountryPRC
Launched2006-04-26
OrbitLEO · 603 × 606 km
COSPAR2006-015A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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PSLV DEBDebris
NORAD 27305
CountryIND
Launched2001-10-22
OrbitLEO · 601 × 656 km
COSPAR2001-049KB
Maneuver capableNo
Uncontrolled debris fragment tracked by the public catalogue. About space debris →
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 595 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 595 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 · YAOGAN 1 ⟷ PSLV DEB
2026-10-22 10:123.15 km Final forecast5.85 km/s595 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
22 Oct 08:04 UTC3.15 km Forecast22 Oct 10:12 UTC21 Oct 22:31 UTCRe-check
22 Oct 02:04 UTC3.15 km Forecast22 Oct 10:12 UTC21 Oct 12:50 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 13:30 UTC3.43 km Forecast22 Oct 10:12 UTC21 Oct 07:59 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 10:26 UTC3.54 km Forecast22 Oct 10:12 UTC21 Oct 03:06 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.49 km10-18 00:30 UTC
YAOGAN 1LT-1 01B
4.21 km10-22 21:31 UTC
YAOGAN 1CAPELLA-19 (ACADIA)
4.74 km10-20 08:08 UTC
YAOGAN 1SL-14 R/B

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 — “YAOGAN 1 ⟷ PSLV DEB: 3.15 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/27305-29092 (accessed 2026-10-22).