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CriticalProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 9 Nov 15:55 UTC.
Closest approach10 Nov 202602:59 UTC
Relative speed9.37 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude495 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

CN YAOGAN-39 05A and TBD OBJECT AA are predicted to reach a closest approach of 612 m at 2026-11-10 02:59 UTC, at a relative speed of 9.37 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 9 Nov 15:55 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
NORAD 58557
CountryPRC
Launched2023-12-10
COSPAR2023-194A
Maneuver capableUnknown
OBJECT AAPayload
NORAD 68440
CountryTBD
Launched2026-03-30
COSPAR2026-067AA
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 495 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 495 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

4 predicted passes under 10 km
Pair history · YAOGAN-39 05A ⟷ OBJECT AA
2026-11-10 02:59612 m Live forecast9.37 km/s495 kmShown above
2026-11-03 11:534.05 km Final forecast7.91 km/s493 kmView →
2026-11-03 11:067.51 km Final forecast7.91 km/s494 kmView →
2026-11-03 09:327.66 km Final forecast7.90 km/s494 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
9 Nov 11:54 UTC612 m Forecast10 Nov 02:59 UTC9 Nov 05:31 UTCRe-check
9 Nov 11:35 UTC2.34 km Forecast10 Nov 02:59 UTC9 Nov 05:31 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.97 km11-10 02:12 UTC
YAOGAN-39 05ATROOP-F3
2.45 km11-08 04:17 UTC
YAOGAN-43 03AOBJECT AA
3.10 km11-05 03:53 UTC
YAOGAN-43 02BOBJECT AA

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 →