| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 972 Rocket | NOAA 17 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 10541 | 48754 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 20:24 | 2024 Dec 20 23:39 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 24 03:13:09.531 |
| Minimum distance | 3.747 km |
| Height difference | 3.149 km |
| Relative speed | 14.978 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 169° |
| Geographic position | 60.9°S, 26.7°E |
| Height | 751 km |
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