| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23088 | 41255 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2022 May 16 15:24 | 2022 May 16 12:39 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2022 Jan 27 12:27:00.830 |
| Minimum distance | 2700.541 km |
| Height difference | -6.581 km |
| Relative speed | 14.181 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 146° |
| Geographic position | 60.1°S, 112.3°W |
| Height | 870 km |
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