KUIPER-00136, 65962
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00136, 65962 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 14 Oct 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: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00136
1 65962U 25228R 26277.03838869 .00001589 00000-0 23741-3 0 9999
2 65962 51.9006 146.8367 0001134 93.2852 266.8240 14.79924611 54252Epoch: 2026-10-04T00:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-04T00:55:16.782Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
120.27937°
Altitude
630.353 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 47m 20s
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
17:50:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
630.808 km
Perigee altitude
629.218 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.15 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
51.9006°
RAAN
146.8367°
Arg. of periapsis
93.2852°
True anomaly
266.81103°
Mean anomaly
266.824°
Eccentric anomaly
266.81751°
Mean motion
3.69946 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00023741
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Other satellites on launch #228 in the year 2025 (2025-10-14 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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| 8 mins | 2026-10-05 00:04:30.651Z | 317.056° NNW | 2026-10-05 00:08:30.651Z | 23.351° NE | 46.9° | 2026-10-05 00:12:30.651Z | 102.857° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-05 01:47:30.651Z | 278.242° WNW | 2026-10-05 01:50:30.651Z | 214.69° SW | 31.646° | 2026-10-05 01:53:30.651Z | 168.447° S |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-05 17:37:30.651Z | 211.135° SW | 2026-10-05 17:40:30.651Z | 110.965° ESE | 58.939° | 2026-10-05 17:44:30.651Z | 58.204° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-05 19:19:30.651Z | 288.305° WNW | 2026-10-05 19:21:30.651Z | 327.278° NNW | 31.082° | 2026-10-05 19:25:30.651Z | 36.542° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-05 21:02:30.651Z | 327.289° NNW | 2026-10-05 21:04:30.651Z | 358.405° N | 18.117° | 2026-10-05 21:07:30.651Z | 40.146° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-05 22:44:30.651Z | 333.135° NNW | 2026-10-05 22:47:30.651Z | 26.429° NE | 25.184° | 2026-10-05 22:50:30.651Z | 71.707° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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