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HighProximity
Live forecastConfirmed by the latest screening, 12 Nov 20:54 UTC.
Closest approach13 Nov 202616:59 UTC
Drift speed33 m/s118 km/h, seen from CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR
Altitude605 kmlow Earth orbit
Separation now—live

US MISR-D-2 and DE CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR are predicted to reach a closest approach of 1.67 km at 2026-11-13 16:59 UTC, drifting past at about 33 m/s (118 km/h) as seen from CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR. Confirmed by the latest screening, 12 Nov 20:54 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
MISR-D-2Payload
NORAD 69915
CountryUS
Launched2026-07-07
COSPAR2026-156AY
Maneuver capableUnknown
NORAD 69939
CountryGER
Launched2026-07-07
COSPAR2026-156BY
Maneuver capableUnknown

Where This Happens

Altitude context
DEBRIS BELT 700–1000 KM2006001,0001,5002,000 kmTHIS PASS · 605 KMISS 420Starlink 550

At 605 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 · MISR-D-2 ⟷ CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR
2026-11-13 16:591.67 km Live forecast0.03 km/s605 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 Nothing is overwritten: a withdrawn forecast keeps its figure, with the newer check beside it, and the best estimate after the pass is a row of its own.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
12 Nov 19:13 UTC1.67 km Forecast13 Nov 16:59 UTC12 Nov 10:50 UTCRe-check
12 Nov 17:30 UTC1.79 km Forecast13 Nov 16:59 UTC11 Nov 23:34 UTCScreen

These Objects Elsewhere

Other screened approaches · 7 days
1.03 km11-13 02:47 UTC
MISR-D-2CZ-6A DEB
8.20 km11-06 18:25 UTC
O/OREOS (USA 219)CLOUDCT-PRECURSOR

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 →