| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 2278 Rocket | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 23088 | 42386 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2021 Jan 14 14:33 | 2021 Jan 12 11:48 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2020 Dec 05 00:57:35.055 |
| Minimum distance | 70.566 km |
| Height difference | 0.038 km |
| Relative speed | 10.454 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 89° |
| Geographic position | 69.1°N, 170.5°E |
| Height | 857 km |
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