KUIPER-00102, 65140
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00102, 65140 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 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: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00102
1 65140U 25171J 26171.39567683 .00002058 00000-0 29882-3 0 9993
2 65140 51.8998 58.8946 0000675 105.3346 254.7691 14.79936065 48161Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:29:46.478Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
7.84003°
Altitude
630.397 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 55m 34s
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
07:14:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
630.45 km
Perigee altitude
629.504 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.114 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
51.8998°
RAAN
58.8946°
Arg. of periapsis
105.3346°
True anomaly
254.76164°
Mean anomaly
254.7691°
Eccentric anomaly
254.76537°
Mean motion
3.69949 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00029882
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Other satellites on launch #171 in the year 2025 (2025-08-11 UTC)
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-06-20 21:06:28.635Z | 287.407° WNW | 2026-06-20 21:09:28.635Z | 339.344° N | 24.81° | 2026-06-20 21:12:28.635Z | 30.823° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-20 22:50:28.635Z | 334.19° NNW | 2026-06-20 22:52:28.635Z | 6.341° NNE | 17.041° | 2026-06-20 22:54:28.635Z | 35.698° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 00:32:28.635Z | 336.906° NNW | 2026-06-21 00:34:28.635Z | 14.504° NNE | 25.512° | 2026-06-21 00:38:28.635Z | 80.745° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 02:13:28.635Z | 302.018° NW | 2026-06-21 02:16:28.635Z | 235.832° WSW | 43.576° | 2026-06-21 02:20:28.635Z | 137.671° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 18:04:28.635Z | 173.603° S | 2026-06-21 18:06:28.635Z | 137.321° SSE | 24.236° | 2026-06-21 18:10:28.635Z | 74.382° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 19:45:28.635Z | 258.827° W | 2026-06-21 19:48:28.635Z | 352.601° N | 38.06° | 2026-06-21 19:51:28.635Z | 42.016° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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