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 Jun 24 17:55 | 2026 Jun 22 19:26:20 | 82.9556 | 0.06383 | 14.2480 | 59.3558 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 23 17:56 | 2026 Jun 22 19:26:20 | 82.9556 | 0.06383 | 14.2480 | 59.3558 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 22 17:56 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 21 17:57 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 20 17:56 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 19 17:57 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 18 17:56 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 17 17:57 | 2026 Jun 17 13:41:47 | 82.9566 | 0.06386 | 14.5254 | 75.0361 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 16 17:55 | 2026 Jun 12 06:14:58 | 82.9578 | 0.06392 | 14.8064 | 90.9289 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 15 17:56 | 2026 Jun 12 06:14:58 | 82.9578 | 0.06392 | 14.8064 | 90.9289 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 14 17:57 | 2026 Jun 12 06:14:58 | 82.9578 | 0.06392 | 14.8064 | 90.9289 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 13 17:56 | 2026 Jun 12 06:14:58 | 82.9578 | 0.06392 | 14.8064 | 90.9289 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 12 17:56 | 2026 Jun 12 06:14:58 | 82.9578 | 0.06392 | 14.8064 | 90.9289 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 11 17:57 | 2026 Jun 06 22:47:46 | 82.9571 | 0.06391 | 15.0874 | 106.8171 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 10 17:56 | 2026 Jun 06 22:47:46 | 82.9571 | 0.06391 | 15.0874 | 106.8171 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 09 17:57 | 2026 Jun 06 22:47:46 | 82.9571 | 0.06391 | 15.0874 | 106.8171 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 08 17:56 | 2026 Jun 06 22:47:46 | 82.9571 | 0.06391 | 15.0874 | 106.8171 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 07 17:56 | 2026 Jun 06 22:47:46 | 82.9571 | 0.06391 | 15.0874 | 106.8171 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 06 17:56 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 05 17:56 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 04 17:57 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 02 17:56 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jun 01 17:57 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 May 31 17:58 | 2026 May 31 12:08:37 | 82.9578 | 0.06390 | 15.4284 | 126.0941 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 May 30 17:57 | 2026 May 26 06:22:23 | 82.9574 | 0.06393 | 15.7057 | 141.7425 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 May 29 17:57 | 2026 May 26 06:22:23 | 82.9574 | 0.06393 | 15.7057 | 141.7425 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |
| 2026 May 28 17:56 | 2026 May 26 06:22:23 | 82.9574 | 0.06393 | 15.7057 | 141.7425 | 306.8956 | 14.13211 | 6.743 |