COSMOS 1038

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1038 at a glance.

Uptime

17080

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

74.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1038.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1038

International designator: 1978-091E

Object number (NORAD): 11047

Object ID (CCSDS): 11047

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 115.577 minutes

Inclination: 74.0341 deg

SMA: 7859.711 km

Apoapsis: 1486.811 km

Periapsis: 1476.34 km

RAAN: 247.5498 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0006661

Argument of periapsis: 289.0101 deg

Mean anomaly: 255.6716 deg

Mean motion: 12.45927909 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000004 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013517 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:58 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1038

TLE line 1: 1 11047U 78091E 25188.91579990 .00000004 00000-0 13517-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 11047 74.0341 247.5498 0006661 289.0101 255.6716 12.45927909717952

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1038.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Military communications satellites

COSMOS 1038 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160
Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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