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 |
| 2025 Dec 14 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 06:16:23 | 82.9597 | 0.06421 | 0.4333 | 276.0528 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 13 18:56 | 2025 Dec 12 06:16:23 | 82.9597 | 0.06421 | 0.4333 | 276.0528 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 12 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 06:16:23 | 82.9597 | 0.06421 | 0.4333 | 276.0528 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 11 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 05:29:43 | 82.9592 | 0.06424 | 0.6993 | 291.1493 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 10 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 05:29:43 | 82.9592 | 0.06424 | 0.6993 | 291.1493 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 09 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 05:29:43 | 82.9592 | 0.06424 | 0.6993 | 291.1493 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 08 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 05:29:43 | 82.9592 | 0.06424 | 0.6993 | 291.1493 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 07 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 05:29:43 | 82.9592 | 0.06424 | 0.6993 | 291.1493 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 06 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:31:10 | 82.9607 | 0.06424 | 0.9503 | 305.4034 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 05 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:31:10 | 82.9607 | 0.06424 | 0.9503 | 305.4034 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 04 18:57 | 2025 Dec 02 11:31:10 | 82.9607 | 0.06424 | 0.9503 | 305.4034 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 03 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:31:10 | 82.9607 | 0.06424 | 0.9503 | 305.4034 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 02 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:31:10 | 82.9607 | 0.06424 | 0.9503 | 305.4034 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 30 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 29 18:56 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 28 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 27 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 26 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 25 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 09:24:02 | 82.9589 | 0.06428 | 1.3247 | 326.6543 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 24 18:56 | 2025 Nov 20 05:12:36 | 82.9590 | 0.06436 | 1.5981 | 342.1255 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 23 18:57 | 2025 Nov 20 05:12:36 | 82.9590 | 0.06436 | 1.5981 | 342.1255 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 21 18:57 | 2025 Nov 20 05:12:36 | 82.9590 | 0.06436 | 1.5981 | 342.1255 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 20 18:56 | 2025 Nov 20 05:12:36 | 82.9590 | 0.06436 | 1.5981 | 342.1255 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 18 18:57 | 2025 Nov 08 19:17:52 | 82.9628 | 0.06452 | 2.2007 | 16.2385 | 76.7894 | 14.11690 | 6.743 |