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ChinaYAOGAN-43 O1CNORAD 60460 · launched Aug 2024Military payload
2.41kmPredicted miss distance
GermanyQUBE2NORAD 69023 · launched May 2026Payload
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 12:47 UTC.
Closest approach21 Oct 202614:45 UTC
Relative speed11.95 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude497 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live
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CN YAOGAN-43 O1C and DE QUBE2 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.41 km at 2026-10-21 14:45 UTC, at a relative speed of 11.95 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 12:47 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
YAOGAN-43 O1CPayload
NORAD 60460
CountryPRC
Launched2024-08-16
OrbitLEO · 493 × 502 km
COSPAR2024-148C
Maneuver capableUnknown
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QUBE2Payload
NORAD 69023
CountryGER
Launched2026-05-03
OrbitLEO · 499 × 501 km
COSPAR2026-100AV
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 497 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 497 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-43 O1C ⟷ QUBE2
2026-10-21 14:452.41 km Live forecast11.95 km/s497 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 09:46 UTC2.41 km Forecast21 Oct 14:45 UTC21 Oct 03:33 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 03:52 UTC2.42 km Forecast21 Oct 14:45 UTC20 Oct 22:49 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 15:52 UTC2.28 km Forecast21 Oct 14:45 UTC20 Oct 03:53 UTCRe-check
20 Oct 15:33 UTC4.61 km Forecast21 Oct 14:45 UTC20 Oct 03:53 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
2.43 km10-19 00:34 UTC
YAOGAN-43 O1CAE5RA
4.34 km10-21 22:39 UTC
YAOGAN-43 O1CIMPULSE-3 MIRA
5.87 km10-20 01:46 UTC
YAOGAN-43 O1CAE5RC

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-43 O1C ⟷ QUBE2: 2.41 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/60460-69023 (accessed 2026-10-21).