| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 968 Rocket | NOAA 17 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 10521 | 48742 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2025 Jun 15 13:05 | 2025 Jun 15 21:23 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2025 May 24 16:36:59.153 |
| Minimum distance | 19.445 km |
| Height difference | 3.128 km |
| Relative speed | 14.935 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 173° |
| Geographic position | 12.6°S, 164.3°E |
| Height | 742 km |
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