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HighProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 16:50 UTC.
Closest approach24 Oct 202610:12 UTC
Relative speed7.91 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude594 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

CN SHIYAN 30 01 and CN CZ-6A DEB are predicted to reach a closest approach of 2.91 km at 2026-10-24 10:12 UTC, at a relative speed of 7.91 km/s. Confirmed by the latest screening, 23 Oct 16:50 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 mattersOne side of this pass cannot maneuver, so any avoidance decision rests with the other operator. Screening continues as new element sets arrive.

The Two Objects

Dossiers from the satellite directory
NORAD 65851
CountryPRC
Launched2025-09-29
COSPAR2025-222A
Maneuver capableUnknown
CZ-6A DEBDebris
NORAD 61346
CountryPRC
Launched2024-08-06
COSPAR2024-140VK
Maneuver capableNo
Uncontrolled debris fragment tracked by the public catalogue. About space debris →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 594 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 594 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 · SHIYAN 30 01 ⟷ CZ-6A DEB
2026-10-24 10:122.91 km Live forecast7.91 km/s594 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
23 Oct 12:29 UTC2.91 km Forecast24 Oct 10:12 UTC22 Oct 21:51 UTCRe-check
23 Oct 12:10 UTC5.04 km Forecast24 Oct 10:12 UTC22 Oct 21:51 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
764 m10-23 22:38 UTC
COSMOS 2613CZ-6A DEB
1.37 km10-22 16:07 UTC
SHIYAN 30 01RAFS
3.18 km10-22 13:26 UTC
FAST 1 (USA 222)CZ-6A DEB

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 — “SHIYAN 30 01 ⟷ CZ-6A DEB: 2.91 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/61346-65851 (accessed 2026-10-23).