| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23087 | 42348 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2022 May 18 11:19 | 2022 May 16 07:16 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2022 Jan 22 12:51:21.335 |
| Minimum distance | 2593.347 km |
| Height difference | -2.109 km |
| Relative speed | 7.364 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 59° |
| Geographic position | 66.6°N, 100.0°W |
| Height | 853 km |
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