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CriticalProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 23:45 UTC.
Closest approach22 Oct 202615:24 UTC
Drift speed1.3 m/s5 km/h, seen from ICEYE-X81
Altitude592 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

US ANDURIL-216 and US ICEYE-X81 are predicted to reach a closest approach of 905 m at 2026-10-22 15:24 UTC, drifting past at about 1.3 m/s (5 km/h) as seen from ICEYE-X81. Confirmed by the latest screening, 21 Oct 23:45 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 69879
CountryUS
Launched2026-07-07
COSPAR2026-156L
Maneuver capableUnknown
ICEYE-X81Payload
NORAD 69889
CountryUS
Launched2026-07-07
COSPAR2026-156W
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 592 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 592 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 · ANDURIL-216 ⟷ ICEYE-X81
2026-10-22 15:24905 m Live forecast0.00 km/s592 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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 15:10 UTC905 m Forecast22 Oct 15:24 UTC21 Oct 04:48 UTCRe-check
21 Oct 14:50 UTC4.20 km Forecast22 Oct 14:50 UTC21 Oct 04:48 UTCScreen
21 Oct 14:30 UTC7.20 km Forecast22 Oct 14:30 UTC21 Oct 04:48 UTCScreen
21 Oct 14:10 UTC9.48 km Forecast22 Oct 14:10 UTC21 Oct 04:48 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.20 km10-22 02:07 UTC
ICEYE-X81GRUS-3C
1.84 km10-22 05:06 UTC
ICEYE-X81CZ-4B DEB
1.96 km10-21 18:54 UTC
ICEYE-X81MISR-D-1

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 — “ANDURIL-216 ⟷ ICEYE-X81: 905 m predicted close approach”, https://orbitalradar.com/conjunction/69879-69889 (accessed 2026-10-22).