| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
| Name | COSMOS 2251 DEB | NOAA 6 |
| Spacetrack catalog number | 35031 | 11416 |
| Radar cross section | small | large |
| Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 21 05:55 | 2024 Dec 23 10:58 |
| Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 20:46:59.631 |
| Minimum distance | 2.237 km |
| Height difference | 1.931 km |
| Relative speed | 14.830 km/s |
| Angle between velocity vectors | 169° |
| Geographic position | 48.1°S, 15.2°W |
| Height | 795 km |
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