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CN YAOGAN-30 VTBD OBJECT F
3.55 kmpredicted miss distance
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 18 min before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 3.33 km at 21 Oct 02:30 UTC.
Predicted closest approach
2026-10-21 02:30 UTC
Relative speed
8.12 km/s
Altitude
556 km
Last confirmed
21 Oct 02:12 UTC
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CN YAOGAN-30 V and TBD OBJECT F were predicted to reach a closest approach of 3.55 km at 2026-10-21 02:30 UTC, at a relative speed of 8.12 km/s. Final forecast, made 18 min before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 3.33 km at 21 Oct 02:30 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
YAOGAN-30 VPayload
NORAD 46808
CountryPRC
Launched2020-10-26
OrbitLEO · 557 × 558 km
COSPAR2020-076B
Maneuver capableUnknown
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OBJECT FPayload
NORAD 44884
CountryTBD
Launched2019-12-20
OrbitLEO · 551 × 573 km
COSPAR2019-093F
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 556 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 556 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 V ⟷ OBJECT F
2026-10-21 02:303.55 km Final forecast8.12 km/s556 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
23 Oct 02:36 UTC3.33 km Best estimate21 Oct 02:30 UTC21 Oct 07:22 UTCBest estimate
20 Oct 21:52 UTC3.55 km Forecast21 Oct 02:30 UTC20 Oct 07:28 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 21:32 UTC4.29 km Forecast21 Oct 02:30 UTC20 Oct 07:28 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.82 km10-23 07:37 UTC
YAOGAN-30 VOBJECT B
2.28 km10-25 07:47 UTC
SHIYAN 24C 02OBJECT F
3.15 km10-23 11:59 UTC
YAOGAN-30 KOBJECT F

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 V ⟷ OBJECT F: 3.55 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/44884-46808 (accessed 2026-10-25).