FalconEye 2 beside WorldView-3
A satellite of UAEAF moved up beside a satellite of DGLO, 97 km away at the nearest, and left after 22 days.
Left · the one that moved opened the distance on May 26, 2026
- Nearest
- 96.5 km
- May 3 · 9:31 PM UTC
- Beside for
- 22 days
- May 3, 7:55 PM to May 26, 3:13 AM UTC
- Took to come beside
- 23 days
- same plane Apr 10, same height Apr 10
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
Whether UAEAF or DGLO 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 4:36 PM UTC
Same plane seen
FalconEye 2’s orbit was found in WorldView-3’s plane, 0.088° off, and 0.11 km higher.
Δa +0.11 km · θ 0.088°
published 4:36 PM UTC
Same height seen
FalconEye 2’s orbit had come to within 0.11 km of WorldView-3’s height.
449.68 km · Δa +0.11 km · θ 0.088°
published 10:46 PM UTC
Beside raised
A set placed FalconEye 2 beside WorldView-3. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
97.76 km · 83.2 km a day later · Δa +0.10 km · θ 0.084°
published 10:46 PM UTC
Beside confirmed
A later set agreed: FalconEye 2 stayed beside WorldView-3.
96.51 km · 81.4 km a day later · Δa +0.10 km · θ 0.085°
published 4:36 AM UTC
Left raised
A set saw FalconEye 2 moving away from WorldView-3. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
235.19 km · 274.1 km a day later · Δa +0.29 km · θ 0.082°
published 10:16 AM UTC
Left confirmed
A later set agreed: FalconEye 2 had left WorldView-3.
243.25 km · 281.6 km a day later · Δa +0.28 km · θ 0.082°
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 | 2026-04-10 15:34:28 | 2026-04-10 16:36:19 | +0.11 km | 0.0881° | |||
| Same height | seen | 2026-04-10 15:34:28 | 2026-04-10 16:36:19 | 449.68 km | +0.11 km | 0.0881° | ||
| Beside | raised | 2026-05-03 19:55:06 | 2026-05-03 22:46:21 | 97.76 km | 83.18 km | +0.10 km | 0.0843° | |
| Beside | confirmed | 2026-05-03 21:31:56 | 2026-05-03 22:46:21 | 96.51 km | 81.38 km | +0.10 km | 0.0850° | |
| Left | raised | 2026-05-26 03:13:03 | 2026-05-26 04:36:16 | 235.19 km | 274.05 km | +0.29 km | 0.0816° | |
| Left | confirmed | 2026-05-26 08:04:10 | 2026-05-26 10:16:23 | 243.25 km | 281.63 km | +0.28 km | 0.0818° |
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.