Object 68695 beside Object 67000
An object Space-Track has not named yet moved up beside another, 78 km away at the nearest, and left after 3 days 2 h.
Left · the one that moved opened the distance on October 3, 2026
- Nearest
- 77.5 km
- Sep 30 · 1:29 PM UTC
- Beside for
- 3 days 2 h
- Sep 30, 11:53 AM to Oct 3, 2:43 PM UTC
- Took to come beside
- 11 days
- same plane Sep 19, same height Sep 19
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
Whether either operator has said what this rendezvous was is not recorded yet. What others said is below; this page draws no conclusion.
The stages
Each step is one of Space-Track’s element sets, run through SGP4 and set against the other’s. A stage is raised by one set and confirmed when a later one agrees.
published 8:26 AM UTC
Same plane seen
Object 68695’s orbit was found in Object 67000’s plane, 0.062° off, and 0.63 km higher.
Δa +0.63 km · θ 0.062°
published 8:26 AM UTC
Same height seen
Object 68695’s orbit had come to within 0.63 km of Object 67000’s height.
1,183.01 km · Δa +0.63 km · θ 0.062°
published 6:23 PM UTC
Beside raised
A set placed Object 68695 beside Object 67000. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
83.86 km · 19.4 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.033°
published 6:23 PM UTC
Beside confirmed
A later set agreed: Object 68695 stayed beside Object 67000.
77.53 km · 25.6 km a day later · Δa +0.69 km · θ 0.033°
published 5:44 PM UTC
Left raised
A set saw Object 68695 moving away from Object 67000. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
227.76 km · 330.0 km a day later · Δa +0.70 km · θ 0.029°
published Oct 4, 2:26 AM UTC
Left confirmed
A later set agreed: Object 68695 had left Object 67000.
260.19 km · 362.3 km a day later · Δa +0.71 km · θ 0.028°
Reported elsewhere
No report elsewhere names this rendezvous yet.
Every verdict as numbers
| Stage | State | Set epoch (UTC) | Published (UTC) | Distance | A day later | Δa | θ | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same plane | seen | 2026-09-19 03:37:53 | 2026-09-19 08:26:38 | +0.63 km | 0.0615° | |||
| Same height | seen | 2026-09-19 03:37:53 | 2026-09-19 08:26:38 | 1,183.01 km | +0.63 km | 0.0615° | ||
| Beside | raised | 2026-09-30 11:53:50 | 2026-09-30 18:23:42 | 83.86 km | 19.36 km | +0.70 km | 0.0328° | |
| Beside | confirmed | 2026-09-30 13:29:11 | 2026-09-30 18:23:42 | 77.53 km | 25.62 km | +0.69 km | 0.0331° | |
| Left | raised | 2026-10-03 14:43:28 | 2026-10-03 17:44:47 | 227.76 km | 329.97 km | +0.70 km | 0.0286° | |
| Left | confirmed | 2026-10-03 22:40:32 | 2026-10-04 02:26:59 | 260.19 km | 362.30 km | +0.71 km | 0.0277° |
Δa is the semi-major axis of the one that moved less the other’s; θ is the angle between the two orbits’ planes. A day later is where the set puts the two 24 hours on, with no further manoeuvre. An exclusion tag on any verdict would keep the pair off the list.