Here's yet another close-call between two satellites, this time Iridium 8 (#24792) and Cosmos 1452 R/B (#13992) for Friday morning, August 15th: Target satellite: Iridium 8 UTC Date UTC Time Norad Satellite Name Range (km) NdAng EphAge (days) 8/15/1997 9:38:35.47 13992 Cosmos 1452 R/B 0.9 7.2 +1.67 TLEs used for this prediction were: Iridium 8 1 24792U 97020A 97226.17135620 -.00000060 00000-0 -28476-4 0 689 2 24792 86.3996 106.7769 0001663 90.1670 269.9723 14.34211166 14475 Cosmos 1452 R/B 1 13992U 83031B 97225.73622141 +.00000041 +00000-0 +24636-4 0 09192 2 13992 074.0493 312.7187 0005977 287.2497 072.7997 14.32879028749329 As indicated by the nadir angle (NdAng), Cosmos 1452 R/B will be almost directly underneath Iridium 8 at TOE (time of encounter). --Rob#026#