| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23087 | 41244 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2021 Mar 04 09:40 | 2021 Mar 04 12:07 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2021 Jan 17 14:52:34.141 |
| Minimum distance | 73.218 km |
| Height difference | -3.750 km |
| Relative speed | 4.199 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 33° |
| Geographic position | 31.2°S, 147.6°E |
| Height | 852 km |
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