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RussiaCOSMOS 2613NORAD 68763 · launched Apr 2026Military payload
5.56kmPredicted miss distance
FranceROBUSTA-3ANORAD 60243 · launched Jul 2024Payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 19:11 UTC.
Closest approach22 Oct 202606:19 UTC
Relative speed7.04 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude549 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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RU COSMOS 2613 and FR ROBUSTA-3A are predicted to reach a closest approach of 5.56 km at 2026-10-22 06:19 UTC, at a relative speed of 7.04 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 19:11 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
COSMOS 2613Payload
NORAD 68763
CountryCIS
Launched2026-04-16
OrbitLEO · 544 × 553 km
COSPAR2026-083J
Maneuver capableUnknown
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ROBUSTA-3APayload
NORAD 60243
CountryFR
Launched2024-07-09
OrbitLEO · 511 × 543 km
COSPAR2024-128J
Maneuver capableUnknown
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Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 549 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 549 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 · COSMOS 2613 ⟷ ROBUSTA-3A
2026-10-22 06:195.56 km Live forecast7.04 km/s549 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
21 Oct 13:30 UTC5.56 km Forecast22 Oct 06:19 UTC21 Oct 06:37 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 09:46 UTC5.56 km Forecast22 Oct 06:19 UTC20 Oct 22:51 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 09:27 UTC5.99 km Forecast22 Oct 06:19 UTC20 Oct 22:51 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
3.38 km10-16 21:41 UTC
COSMOS 2613DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB
3.46 km10-20 02:18 UTC
COSMOS 2613PSLV R/B
4.59 km10-21 11:54 UTC
TOMORROW-S12ROBUSTA-3A

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 — “COSMOS 2613 ⟷ ROBUSTA-3A: 5.56 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/60243-68763 (accessed 2026-10-21).