| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | Cosmos 1048 | NOAA 16 DEB |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 11111 | 41419 |
| Radar cross section | large | small |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 02:57 | 2024 Dec 21 05:52 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 23:24:20.356 |
| Minimum distance | 4.013 km |
| Height difference | 0.526 km |
| Relative speed | 14.444 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 150° |
| Geographic position | 71.1°N, 142.0°W |
| Height | 781 km |
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