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United StatesFIRESAT1NORAD 69886 · launched Jul 2026Payload
3.46kmPredicted miss distance
United StatesCLOUDSATNORAD 29107 · launched Apr 2006Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 19 min before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.41 km at 28 Oct 08:22 UTC.
Closest approach28 Oct 202608:22 UTC
Relative speed14.28 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude614 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed28 Oct08:03 UTC · final forecast
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US FIRESAT1 and US CLOUDSAT were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.46 km at 2026-10-28 08:22 UTC, at a relative speed of 14.28 km/s. Final forecast, made 19 min before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 4.41 km at 28 Oct 08:22 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
FIRESAT1Payload
NORAD 69886
CountryUS
Launched2026-07-07
OrbitLEO · 599 × 611 km
COSPAR2026-156T
Maneuver capableUnknown
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CLOUDSATPayload
NORAD 29107
CountryUS
Launched2006-04-28
OrbitLEO · 606 × 611 km
COSPAR2006-016A
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 614 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 614 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 · FIRESAT1 ⟷ CLOUDSAT
2026-10-28 09:598.42 km Final forecast14.29 km/s614 kmView →
2026-10-28 08:223.46 km Final forecast14.28 km/s614 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
1 Nov 05:56 UTC4.41 km Best estimate28 Oct 08:22 UTC28 Oct 13:31 UTCBest estimate
27 Oct 13:00 UTC3.46 km Forecast28 Oct 08:22 UTC27 Oct 05:12 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 09:20 UTC3.47 km Forecast28 Oct 08:22 UTC26 Oct 22:59 UTCRe-check
27 Oct 09:06 UTC8.96 km Forecast28 Oct 08:22 UTC26 Oct 22:59 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.90 km11-03 11:36 UTC
FIRESAT1CZ-6A DEB
4.76 km11-01 21:25 UTC
FIRESAT1INHA-ROSAT
5.22 km11-03 11:19 UTC
FIRESAT1PANDORA

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 →