COSMOS 2038, 20232
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 2038, 20232 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Sep 1989 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STRELA-3, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 225 kg wet, 225 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 1 Ant, 7 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.583 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2038
1 20232U 89074A 25093.58451262 .00000020 00000-0 51163-4 0 9991
2 20232 82.5691 111.7095 0010905 348.3367 134.8564 12.65413888615868Epoch: 2025-04-03T14:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-03T14:01:41.89Z)
| Latitude | 56.08372° |
| Longitude | -121.99921° |
| Altitude | 1,415.958 km |
| Speed | 7.155 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 42m 19s |
| True Declination | 55° 56' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 38.51461° |
| Longitude | -117.20762° |
| Altitude | 1,413.579 km |
| Speed | 7.154 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 50m 09s |
| Apparent Declination | 4° 35' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:08:51 |
| Azimuth | 43.989° NE |
| Elevation | -35.267° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,406.475 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,389.515 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,776.132 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010905 |
| Inclination | 82.5691° |
| RAAN | 111.7095° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 348.3367° |
| True anomaly | 134.9449° |
| Mean anomaly | 134.8564° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 134.90066° |
| Mean motion | 3.16518 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000051163 |
| Orbital period | 113.74 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)
| COSMOS 2039, 20233 |
| COSMOS 2040, 20234 |
| COSMOS 2041, 20235 |
| COSMOS 2042, 20236 |
| COSMOS 2043, 20237 |
| SL-14 R/B, 20238 |
COSMOS 2038 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-04-04 10:53:11.816Z | 33.695° NE | 2025-04-04 10:57:11.816Z | 63.639° ENE | 13.517° | 2025-04-04 11:00:11.816Z | 85.885° E |
| 15 mins | 2025-04-04 12:46:11.816Z | 357.114° N | 2025-04-04 12:53:11.816Z | 92.623° ESE | 43.993° | 2025-04-04 13:01:11.816Z | 166.834° S |
| 10 mins | 2025-04-04 14:42:11.816Z | 317.775° NNW | 2025-04-04 14:47:11.816Z | 276.141° WNW | 19.673° | 2025-04-04 14:52:11.816Z | 237.447° WSW |
| 14 mins | 2025-04-05 01:32:11.816Z | 174.938° S | 2025-04-05 01:38:11.816Z | 116.9° SE | 43.665° | 2025-04-05 01:46:11.816Z | 11.758° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-04-05 03:29:11.816Z | 251.878° W | 2025-04-05 03:34:11.816Z | 294.332° NW | 20.818° | 2025-04-05 03:40:11.816Z | 341.931° N |
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