| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | COSMOS 2251 DEB | NOAA 17 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 33842 | 48720 |
| Radar cross section | small | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 11:43 | 2024 Dec 22 08:45 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 27 21:41:36.687 |
| Minimum distance | 1.827 km |
| Height difference | 1.776 km |
| Relative speed | 14.844 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 170° |
| Geographic position | 42.9°S, 78.4°W |
| Height | 785 km |
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