| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | CZ-6A DEB | Cosmos 972 |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 54519 | 10539 |
| Radar cross section | small | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 22 23:40 | 2024 Dec 23 00:09 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 25 19:19:26.824 |
| Minimum distance | 4.092 km |
| Height difference | 3.279 km |
| Relative speed | 15.042 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 171° |
| Geographic position | 51.0°S, 158.3°E |
| Height | 738 km |
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