| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
Name | DMSP-16 (USA 172) | deb Delta 139 |
Spacetrack catalog number | 28054 | 12170 |
Radar cross section | large | small |
Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 08:34 | 2024 Dec 23 00:10 |
Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 27 11:47:02.058 |
Minimum distance | 4.235 km |
Height difference | 3.952 km |
Relative speed | 1.593 km/s |
Angle between velocity vectors | 12° |
Geographic position | 81.0°S, 169.2°W |
Height | 870 km |
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