| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | NOAA 16 DEB | COSMOS 2251 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 41054 | 35065 |
| Radar cross section | small | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 19:36 | 2024 Dec 19 16:20 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 28 19:21:42.199 |
| Minimum distance | 1.575 km |
| Height difference | 1.562 km |
| Relative speed | 10.983 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 94° |
| Geographic position | 72.2°S, 20.8°W |
| Height | 766 km |
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