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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

20232, 1989-074A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1989-09-14 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.583 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 COSMOS 2038
1 20232U 89074A   26122.02144147  .00000022  00000-0  62236-4 0  9990
2 20232  82.5762 219.0379 0012018 161.0431  12.2392 12.65425469665628

Epoch: 2026-05-02T00:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T00:30:52.543Z)

Latitude

6.56134°

Longitude

170.51917°

Altitude

1,393.618 km

Speed

7.168 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 32m 44s

True Declination

6° 31' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:17:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.292 km

Perigee altitude

1,388.602 km

Semi-major axis

7,776.084 km

Eccentricity

0.0012

Inclination

82.5762°

RAAN

219.0379°

Arg. of periapsis

161.0431°

True anomaly

12.26844°

Mean anomaly

12.2392°

Eccentric anomaly

12.25381°

Mean motion

3.1652 °/min

Orbital period

113.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000062236

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COSMOS 2038 Visibility forecast

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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.
14 mins	2026-05-02 17:16:58.239Z	8.107° NNE	2026-05-02 17:23:58.239Z	70.171° E	31.587°	2026-05-02 17:30:58.239Z	136.625° SSE
13 mins	2026-05-02 19:12:58.239Z	334.142° NNW	2026-05-02 19:18:58.239Z	270.887° WNW	34.533°	2026-05-02 19:25:58.239Z	205.872° SW
12 mins	2026-05-03 06:04:58.239Z	141.232° SSE	2026-05-03 06:09:58.239Z	92.885° ESE	30.911°	2026-05-03 06:16:58.239Z	26.258° NE
13 mins	2026-05-03 07:58:58.239Z	220.389° SW	2026-05-03 08:04:58.239Z	285.426° WNW	35.199°	2026-05-03 08:11:58.239Z	353.457° N

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COSMOS 2038, 20232

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T00:30:52.543Z)

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1989 (1989-09-14 UTC)

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