| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 1538 Rocket | DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 14760 | 40560 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 11:37 | 2024 Dec 21 07:48 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 25 11:42:47.573 |
| Minimum distance | 3.665 km |
| Height difference | -3.235 km |
| Relative speed | 10.757 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 92° |
| Geographic position | 72.1°S, 146.4°E |
| Height | 800 km |
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