| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23088 | 41286 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2021 Jan 15 12:37 | 2021 Jan 15 06:54 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2020 Dec 04 21:40:29.616 |
| Minimum distance | 314.759 km |
| Height difference | 0.351 km |
| Relative speed | 6.189 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 49° |
| Geographic position | 53.2°N, 103.2°W |
| Height | 855 km |
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