| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | USA 281 | COSMOS 970 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 43145 | 64987 |
| Radar cross section | | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2026 Jan 05 16:27 | 2026 Jan 14 23:15 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2025 Dec 15 02:32:33.949 |
| Minimum distance | 1.331 km |
| Height difference | 0.461 km |
| Relative speed | 13.676 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 139° |
| Geographic position | 65.8°N, 109.5°W |
| Height | 1090 km |
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