Jackal-0004 beside VICTUS HAZE Puma
A satellite of True Anomaly Inc. moved up beside a satellite of US Space Force Space Systems Command, 3.0 km away at the nearest, and has stayed there for 10 days.
Beside right now · confirmed on October 23, 2026
- Nearest
- 3.0 km
- Oct 27 · 9:24 PM UTC
- Beside for
- 10 days
- since Oct 23, 9:07 PM UTC
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
The one that moved
Jackal-0004
True Anomaly Inc., United States
69012 · 2026-100AJ · launched May 3, 2026
The one it came up to
VICTUS HAZE Puma
US Space Force Space Systems Command, United States
69646 · 2026-142A · launched Jun 19, 2026
Whether True Anomaly Inc. or US Space Force Space Systems Command 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 Oct 24, 2:17 AM UTC
Same plane seen
Jackal-0004’s orbit was found in VICTUS HAZE Puma’s plane, 0.053° off, and 0.23 km higher.
Δa +0.23 km · θ 0.053°
published Oct 24, 2:17 AM UTC
Same height seen
Jackal-0004’s orbit had come to within 0.23 km of VICTUS HAZE Puma’s height.
88.15 km · Δa +0.23 km · θ 0.053°
published Oct 24, 2:17 AM UTC
Beside raised
A set placed Jackal-0004 beside VICTUS HAZE Puma. One set raises it; a later one must agree.
88.15 km · 59.2 km a day later · Δa +0.23 km · θ 0.053°
published Oct 24, 2:17 AM UTC
Beside confirmed
A later set agreed: Jackal-0004 stayed beside VICTUS HAZE Puma.
86.02 km · 57.4 km a day later · Δa +0.23 km · θ 0.053°
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
Every verdict as numbers
| Stage | State | Set epoch (UTC) | Published (UTC) | Distance | A day later | Δa | θ | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same plane | seen | 2026-10-23 21:07:34 | 2026-10-24 02:17:21 | +0.23 km | 0.0532° | |||
| Same height | seen | 2026-10-23 21:07:34 | 2026-10-24 02:17:21 | 88.15 km | +0.23 km | 0.0532° | ||
| Beside | raised | 2026-10-23 21:07:34 | 2026-10-24 02:17:21 | 88.15 km | 59.21 km | +0.23 km | 0.0532° | |
| Beside | confirmed | 2026-10-23 22:42:27 | 2026-10-24 02:17:21 | 86.02 km | 57.39 km | +0.23 km | 0.0534° |
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 of this rendezvous’s verdicts would keep it off the list; the pair’s other rendezvous are judged on their own.
The project’s ground-truth case: 69012-69646:2026-10-23.