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RussiaCOSMOS 2602NORAD 67676 · launched Feb 2026Military payload
1.05kmPredicted miss distance
TBDOBJECT AENORAD 64556 · launched Jun 2025Payload
Final forecastFinal forecast, made 14 min before the pass.
Closest approach30 Oct 202616:06 UTC
Relative speed8.75 km/sat the closest approach
Altitude475 kmlow Earth orbit
Last confirmed30 Oct15:52 UTC · final forecast
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RU COSMOS 2602 and TBD OBJECT AE were predicted to reach a closest approach of 1.05 km at 2026-10-30 16:06 UTC, at a relative speed of 8.75 km/s. Final forecast, made 14 min 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
COSMOS 2602Payload
NORAD 67676
CountryCIS
Launched2026-02-05
OrbitLEO · 472 × 498 km
COSPAR2026-023C
Maneuver capableUnknown
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OBJECT AEPayload
NORAD 64556
CountryTBD
Launched2025-06-23
OrbitLEO · 482 × 483 km
COSPAR2025-135AE
Maneuver capableUnknown
Profile →Globe →

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 475 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 475 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 2602 ⟷ OBJECT AE
2026-10-30 16:061.05 km Final forecast8.75 km/s475 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
30 Oct 12:32 UTC1.05 km Forecast30 Oct 16:06 UTC28 Oct 21:16 UTCRe-check
30 Oct 12:12 UTC3.59 km Forecast30 Oct 16:06 UTC28 Oct 21:16 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.86 km10-26 14:02 UTC
COSMOS 2602STARLINK-30477
2.20 km10-26 07:47 UTC
COSMOS 2602STARLINK-33695
3.06 km10-28 02:13 UTC
COSMOS 2602STARLINK-35354

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 2602 ⟷ OBJECT AE: 1.05 km predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/64556-67676 (accessed 2026-11-02).