| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | DMSP-16 (USA 172) | Cosmos 2297 Rocket |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 28054 | 23405 |
| Radar cross section | large | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 08:34 | 2024 Dec 22 21:23 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 25 18:45:45.630 |
| Minimum distance | 2.910 km |
| Height difference | 0.600 km |
| Relative speed | 14.772 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 168° |
| Geographic position | 32.0°S, 167.2°E |
| Height | 852 km |
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