▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	82.5043°
Eccentricity	0.0020308
Period	115.8 min
Apogee	1,508 km
Perigee	1,476 km
Mean motion	12.43369439 rev/day
RAAN	340.4001°
Arg of perigee	260.2326°
Mean anomaly	99.6461°
B*	-1.5887e-4
Rev at epoch	82,231

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 32955U 08025C 26188.15108384 -.00000012 00000-0 -15887-3 0 9991

2 32955 82.5043 340.4001 0020308 260.2326 99.6461 12.43369439822319

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "COSMOS 2438",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2008-025C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:37:33.644+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 12.43369439,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0020308,
  "INCLINATION": 82.5043,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 340.4001,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 260.2326,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 99.6461,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 32955,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 82231,
  "BSTAR": -0.00015887,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -1.2e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	COSMOS 2438
Operator	Russian Space ForcesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Russia
Launch date	May 23, 2008HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	225HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.