| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 1538 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 14760 | 41286 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2022 May 25 21:20 | 2022 May 25 08:36 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2022 Jan 30 23:09:36.587 |
| Minimum distance | 7594.520 km |
| Height difference | 33.433 km |
| Relative speed | 13.171 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 124° |
| Geographic position | 30.9°N, 43.8°W |
| Height | 771 km |
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