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HighCross-border
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 13 Nov 06:34 UTC.
Closest approach13 Nov 202608:18 UTC
Relative speed3.74 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude481 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

CN YAOGAN-35 02A and US STARLINK-30108 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 6.17 km at 2026-11-13 08:18 UTC, at a relative speed of 3.74 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 13 Nov 06:34 UTC. This is a cross-border encounter between objects of different nations. 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 52907
CountryPRC
Launched2022-06-23
COSPAR2022-068A
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 56299
CountryUS
Launched2023-04-19
COSPAR2023-056P
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 481 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 481 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 · YAOGAN-35 02A ⟷ STARLINK-30108
2026-11-13 08:186.17 km Live forecast3.74 km/s481 kmShown above
2026-11-13 07:313.96 km Live forecast3.74 km/s487 kmView →

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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
13 Nov 05:33 UTC6.17 km Forecast13 Nov 08:18 UTC13 Nov 01:35 UTCRe-check
12 Nov 23:01 UTC7.67 km Reinstated13 Nov 08:18 UTC12 Nov 15:01 UTCRe-check
12 Nov 17:30 UTC19.37 km Withdrawn13 Nov 08:18 UTC12 Nov 12:23 UTCRe-check
12 Nov 11:28 UTC9.58 km Forecast13 Nov 08:18 UTC12 Nov 05:13 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
642 m11-08 22:18 UTC
YAOGAN-35 02ASTARLINK-32460
757 m11-06 12:05 UTC
YAOGAN-35 02ASTARLINK-32774
804 m11-12 13:14 UTC
YAOGAN-35 02ASTARLINK-36000

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 →