| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | deb Kosmos-970 | Cosmos 1656 Rocket |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 12862 | 15772 |
| Radar cross section | small | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 03:45 | 2024 Dec 22 08:32 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 26 22:53:58.932 |
| Minimum distance | 2.271 km |
| Height difference | -1.431 km |
| Relative speed | 11.714 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 104° |
| Geographic position | 53.7°S, 174.6°W |
| Height | 860 km |
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