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 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 15:02:26 | 82.9570 | 0.06381 | 17.0626 | 218.5793 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 24 11:08:40 | 82.9563 | 0.06382 | 17.3889 | 237.1147 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 12:08:47 | 82.9550 | 0.06380 | 17.6514 | 252.0031 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 12:08:47 | 82.9550 | 0.06380 | 17.6514 | 252.0031 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 12:08:47 | 82.9550 | 0.06380 | 17.6514 | 252.0031 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 12:08:47 | 82.9550 | 0.06380 | 17.6514 | 252.0031 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 19 17:58 | 2026 Apr 19 12:08:47 | 82.9550 | 0.06380 | 17.6514 | 252.0031 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 18 17:56 | 2026 Apr 13 06:32:57 | 82.9537 | 0.06380 | 17.9815 | 270.7187 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 16 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 06:32:57 | 82.9537 | 0.06380 | 17.9815 | 270.7187 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 06:32:57 | 82.9537 | 0.06380 | 17.9815 | 270.7187 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 06:32:57 | 82.9537 | 0.06380 | 17.9815 | 270.7187 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 08 14:21:08 | 82.9542 | 0.06382 | 18.2291 | 284.7518 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 08 14:21:08 | 82.9542 | 0.06382 | 18.2291 | 284.7518 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 08 14:21:08 | 82.9542 | 0.06382 | 18.2291 | 284.7518 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 08 14:21:08 | 82.9542 | 0.06382 | 18.2291 | 284.7518 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 08 17:57 | 2026 Apr 08 14:21:08 | 82.9542 | 0.06382 | 18.2291 | 284.7518 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 07 17:57 | 2026 Apr 02 07:03:24 | 82.9537 | 0.06388 | 18.5630 | 303.6787 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 06 17:57 | 2026 Apr 02 07:03:24 | 82.9537 | 0.06388 | 18.5630 | 303.6787 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 05 17:56 | 2026 Apr 02 07:03:24 | 82.9537 | 0.06388 | 18.5630 | 303.6787 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 02 07:03:24 | 82.9537 | 0.06388 | 18.5630 | 303.6787 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 03 17:56 | 2026 Apr 02 07:03:24 | 82.9537 | 0.06388 | 18.5630 | 303.6787 | 136.8132 | 14.12734 | 6.743 |