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CriticalProximity
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 11 min before the pass.
Closest approach2 Nov 202606:39 UTC
Relative speed13.94 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude558 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed2 Nov06:27 UTC · final forecast

CN YAOGAN-30 H and CN FENGYUN 1C DEB were predicted to reach a closest approach of 743 m at 2026-11-02 06:39 UTC, at a relative speed of 13.94 km/s. Final forecast, made 11 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
NORAD 43082
CountryPRC
Launched2017-12-25
COSPAR2017-085B
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 30912
CountryPRC
Launched1999-05-10
COSPAR1999-025AZA
Maneuver capableNo
Uncontrolled debris fragment tracked by the public catalogue. About space debris →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 558 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 558 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-30 H ⟷ FENGYUN 1C DEB
2026-11-02 06:39743 m Final forecast13.94 km/s558 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 03:27 UTC743 m Forecast2 Nov 06:39 UTC1 Nov 13:10 UTCRe-check
1 Nov 21:09 UTC2.56 km Forecast2 Nov 06:39 UTC1 Nov 06:47 UTCRe-check
1 Nov 20:59 UTC4.20 km Forecast2 Nov 06:39 UTC1 Nov 06:47 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
988 m11-01 21:36 UTC
YAOGAN-30 HOBJECT E
2.19 km11-02 17:30 UTC
COSMOS 2612FENGYUN 1C DEB
2.79 km10-27 10:52 UTC
YAOGAN-30 HM1

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-30 H ⟷ FENGYUN 1C DEB: 743 m predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/30912-43082 (accessed 2026-11-02).