| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23087 | 41262 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2021 Mar 06 09:12 | 2021 Mar 06 09:19 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2021 Jan 19 21:51:26.393 |
| Minimum distance | 109.745 km |
| Height difference | 0.416 km |
| Relative speed | 9.629 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 81° |
| Geographic position | 67.0°N, 174.1°E |
| Height | 859 km |
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