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4.29 km is the predicted miss distance between SATELIOT_6 and OBJECT BN.
Orbital closing speeds run several km/s, and many objects are uncontrolled debris that cannot manoeuvre.
This is the kind of close approach we screen continuously. Our permanent archive of notable close approaches between satellites includes full analysis pages and live screening context.
A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
43/2026
🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,363 (+83)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,335 (+72)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,000 (-6)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,426 (-2)
❓ Unknown objects: 55
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,547 (+19)
25 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
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