| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | NOAA 6 | COSMOS 2251 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 11416 | 35031 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 16:33 | 2024 Dec 21 05:55 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 20:46:59.652 |
| Minimum distance | 2.207 km |
| Height difference | -1.912 km |
| Relative speed | 14.830 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 169° |
| Geographic position | 48.1°S, 15.2°W |
| Height | 797 km |
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