| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
Name | DMSP-16 (USA 172) | METEOR 1-17 DEB |
Spacetrack catalog number | 28054 | 57957 |
Radar cross section | large | small |
Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 08:34 | 2024 Dec 21 23:54 |
Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 27 20:19:11.499 |
Minimum distance | 1.864 km |
Height difference | 1.170 km |
Relative speed | 10.293 km/s |
Angle between velocity vectors | 88° |
Geographic position | 77.2°S, 13.4°E |
Height | 870 km |
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