| Primary satellite | Secondary satellite |
Name | DMSP-16 (USA 172) | COSMOS 1176 COOLANT |
Spacetrack catalog number | 28054 | 27568 |
Radar cross section | large | small |
Epoch of two-line elements (UTC) | 2024 Dec 23 08:34 | 2024 Dec 16 21:34 |
Time of closest approach (UTC) | 2024 Dec 24 10:05:00.281 |
Minimum distance | 4.768 km |
Height difference | -4.210 km |
Relative speed | 14.274 km/s |
Angle between velocity vectors | 148° |
Geographic position | 55.5°N, 43.7°W |
Height | 856 km |
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