Orbital elements of COSMOS 1238
| Launched | 15 January 1981 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 12138 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Feb 05 18:58 | 2026 Feb 02 10:09:47 | 82.9618 | 0.06430 | 21.6763 | 119.8642 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 04 18:57 | 2026 Feb 02 10:09:47 | 82.9618 | 0.06430 | 21.6763 | 119.8642 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 10:09:47 | 82.9618 | 0.06430 | 21.6763 | 119.8642 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 02 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 10:09:47 | 82.9618 | 0.06430 | 21.6763 | 119.8642 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 01 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 19:48:24 | 82.9601 | 0.06427 | 21.9721 | 136.5947 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 31 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 19:48:24 | 82.9601 | 0.06427 | 21.9721 | 136.5947 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 30 18:57 | 2026 Jan 27 19:48:24 | 82.9601 | 0.06427 | 21.9721 | 136.5947 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 29 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 19:48:24 | 82.9601 | 0.06427 | 21.9721 | 136.5947 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 28 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 19:48:24 | 82.9601 | 0.06427 | 21.9721 | 136.5947 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 27 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 10:32:45 | 82.9596 | 0.06426 | 22.2567 | 152.6735 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 26 18:57 | 2026 Jan 22 10:32:45 | 82.9596 | 0.06426 | 22.2567 | 152.6735 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 25 18:57 | 2026 Jan 22 10:32:45 | 82.9596 | 0.06426 | 22.2567 | 152.6735 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 24 18:58 | 2026 Jan 22 10:32:45 | 82.9596 | 0.06426 | 22.2567 | 152.6735 | 246.8029 | 14.12088 | 6.743 |