| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | NOAA 6 | COBE Rocket |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 11416 | 20323 |
| Radar cross section | large | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2023 Dec 05 01:48 | 2023 Dec 04 21:23 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2023 Sep 30 18:13:31.582 |
| Minimum distance | 386.817 km |
| Height difference | 0.296 km |
| Relative speed | 5.747 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 45° |
| Geographic position | 80.9°S, 77.6°E |
| Height | 799 km |
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