| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23088 | 41202 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2023 Oct 01 22:08 | 2023 Oct 01 10:04 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2023 Jun 16 22:20:04.267 |
| Minimum distance | 1394.233 km |
| Height difference | 2.309 km |
| Relative speed | 14.683 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 162° |
| Geographic position | 70.4°S, 17.4°E |
| Height | 871 km |
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