2 big pieces of space junk could collide tonight

[admin]

Two big pieces of space junk are zooming toward a close approach that will occur Thursday (Oct. 15) at 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 GMT on Oct. 16), according to California-based company LeoLabs.

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Since this article is still hanging around, it would be nice if there were updates attached to say what actually happened ...

 

[Scott Gillespie]

From LeoLabs Twitter thread:

No indication of collision.

CZ-4C R/B passed over LeoLabs Kiwi Space Radar 10 minutes after TCA. Our data shows only a single object as we'd hoped, with no signs of debris. We will follow up in the coming days on Medium with a full in-depth risk assessment of this event!