| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 972 Rocket | DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 10541 | 40677 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 20:24 | 2024 Dec 18 18:58 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 26 11:53:41.658 |
| Minimum distance | 3.497 km |
| Height difference | -0.112 km |
| Relative speed | 14.946 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 173° |
| Geographic position | 35.9°S, 108.0°E |
| Height | 806 km |
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