| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 1697 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 16182 | 41656 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2021 Mar 07 21:31 | 2021 Mar 07 22:50 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2021 Jan 20 04:43:40.950 |
| Minimum distance | 309.461 km |
| Height difference | -4.596 km |
| Relative speed | 4.403 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 34° |
| Geographic position | 36.5°S, 80.0°W |
| Height | 849 km |
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