| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 972 Rocket | FORMOSAT-5 |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 10541 | 42920 |
| Radar cross section | large | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 20:24 | 2024 Dec 22 19:34 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 26 22:31:05.928 |
| Minimum distance | 3.351 km |
| Height difference | 1.787 km |
| Relative speed | 12.734 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 115° |
| Geographic position | 75.7°S, 37.6°E |
| Height | 741 km |
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