| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 972 Rocket | COSMOS 2251 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 10541 | 35705 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 20:24 | 2024 Dec 21 22:48 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 27 05:19:32.585 |
| Minimum distance | 3.673 km |
| Height difference | -2.732 km |
| Relative speed | 11.909 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 105° |
| Geographic position | 65.2°S, 132.9°W |
| Height | 747 km |
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