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CN YAOGAN-36 03CESA LPNTSAT-002
989 mpredicted miss distance
Final forecastFinal forecast, made minutes before the pass.
Predicted closest approach
2026-10-20 17:32 UTC
Relative speed
11.73 km/s
Altitude
504 km
Last confirmed
20 Oct 17:32 UTC
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CN YAOGAN-36 03C and ESA LPNTSAT-002 were predicted to reach a closest approach of 989 m at 2026-10-20 17:32 UTC, at a relative speed of 11.73 km/s. Final forecast, made minutes 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 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-36 03CPayload
NORAD 54376
CountryPRC
Launched2022-11-27
OrbitLEO · 492 × 502 km
COSPAR2022-160E
Maneuver capableUnknown
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LPNTSAT-002Payload
NORAD 68409
CountryESA
Launched2026-03-28
OrbitLEO · 496 × 512 km
COSPAR2026-065B
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 504 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 504 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-36 03C ⟷ LPNTSAT-002
2026-10-20 17:32989 m Final forecast11.73 km/s504 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
20 Oct 12:32 UTC989 m Forecast20 Oct 17:32 UTC20 Oct 06:56 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 12:13 UTC1.10 km Forecast20 Oct 17:32 UTC19 Oct 23:04 UTCRe-check

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.03 km10-21 17:50 UTC
YAOGAN-36 03CSTARLINK-31202
3.73 km10-21 06:09 UTC
YAOGAN-36 03CNUSAT-51 (YVONNE BRILL)
6.38 km10-18 00:54 UTC
YAOGAN-36 03COBJECT A

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-36 03C ⟷ LPNTSAT-002: 989 m predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/54376-68409 (accessed 2026-10-20).