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United StatesICEYE-X37NORAD 59102 · launched Mar 2024Military payload
2.58kmPredicted miss distance
United StatesSTARLINK-5059NORAD 53912 · launched Sep 2022Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 9 min before the pass.
After the passBest estimate, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 1.55 km at 30 Oct 14:01 UTC.
Closest approach30 Oct 202614:01 UTC
Relative speed12.14 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude545 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed30 Oct13:52 UTC · final forecast
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US ICEYE-X37 and US STARLINK-5059 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.58 km at 2026-10-30 14:01 UTC, at a relative speed of 12.14 km/s. Final forecast, made 9 min before the pass. Best estimate after the pass, from the orbit data published nearest its time: 1.55 km at 30 Oct 14:01 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
ICEYE-X37Payload
NORAD 59102
CountryUS
OperatorICEUS
LaunchedMon Mar 04 2
Maneuver capableUnknown
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STARLINK-5059Payload
NORAD 53912
CountryUS
OperatorSPXS
LaunchedSat Sep 24 2
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 545 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 545 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 · ICEYE-X37 ⟷ STARLINK-5059
2026-10-30 14:012.58 km Final forecast12.14 km/s545 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
3 Nov 04:09 UTC1.55 km Best estimate30 Oct 14:01 UTC30 Oct 16:19 UTCBest estimate
30 Oct 09:31 UTC2.58 km Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC30 Oct 04:05 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 03:31 UTC2.66 km Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC29 Oct 21:45 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 21:31 UTC3.33 km Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC29 Oct 15:30 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 15:31 UTC2.38 km Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC29 Oct 09:55 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 14:31 UTC865 m Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC29 Oct 04:30 UTCRe-check
29 Oct 14:11 UTC4.52 km Forecast30 Oct 14:01 UTC29 Oct 04:30 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.17 km10-29 02:19 UTC
ICEYE-X37PSLV R/B
3.17 km11-03 00:32 UTC
ICEYE-X37PEGASUS R/B
5.28 km11-04 00:08 UTC
ICEYE-X37COSMOS 2614

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 →