KUIPER-00018, 63733
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00018, 63733 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Apr 2025 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Kuiper Systems
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
KUIPER, Unknown motor
Mass
~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.326 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00018
1 63733U 25088K 25348.76986595 -.00002115 00000-0 -24742-3 0 9995
2 63733 51.8994 116.0624 0014084 164.8625 195.2761 14.79961440 34912Epoch: 2025-12-14T18:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T18:28:36.418Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
115.23261°
Altitude
639.714 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 44m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:12:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
639.767 km
Perigee altitude
620.027 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.034 km
Eccentricity
0.00141
Inclination
51.8994°
RAAN
116.0624°
Arg. of periapsis
164.8625°
True anomaly
195.23365°
Mean anomaly
195.2761°
Eccentric anomaly
195.25487°
Mean motion
3.69955 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.00024742
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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 2025 (2025-04-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KUIPER-00018 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-12-15 17:38:39.752Z | 312.822° NW | 2025-12-15 17:42:39.752Z | 14.586° NNE | 41.555° | 2025-12-15 17:46:39.752Z | 114.783° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-15 19:21:39.752Z | 270.105° WNW | 2025-12-15 19:23:39.752Z | 238.087° WSW | 20.227° | 2025-12-15 19:26:39.752Z | 188.459° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-16 11:11:39.752Z | 229.039° WSW | 2025-12-16 11:14:39.752Z | 62.904° ENE | 43.949° | 2025-12-16 11:18:39.752Z | 53.004° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-16 12:53:39.752Z | 294.691° NW | 2025-12-16 12:56:39.752Z | 350.556° N | 23.523° | 2025-12-16 12:59:39.752Z | 34.831° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-16 14:37:39.752Z | 341.599° N | 2025-12-16 14:38:39.752Z | 357.841° N | 17.111° | 2025-12-16 14:41:39.752Z | 41.803° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-16 16:18:39.752Z | 330.4° NNW | 2025-12-16 16:21:39.752Z | 27.179° NE | 26.647° | 2025-12-16 16:24:39.752Z | 78.984° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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