KUIPER-00157, 65970
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00157, 65970 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: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00157
1 65970U 25228Z 26171.43251958 .00000644 00000-0 11354-3 0 9991
2 65970 51.8994 243.9078 0000793 111.9999 248.1048 14.79929266 38751Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:22:49.691Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
179.55353°
Altitude
630.501 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 15m 37s
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
07:17:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
630.554 km
Perigee altitude
629.443 km
Semi-major axis
7,008.136 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
51.8994°
RAAN
243.9078°
Arg. of periapsis
111.9999°
True anomaly
248.09637°
Mean anomaly
248.1048°
Eccentric anomaly
248.10058°
Mean motion
3.69947 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00011354
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 07:38:21.479Z | 227.945° WSW | 2026-06-21 07:41:21.479Z | 190.776° SSW | 44.685° | 2026-06-21 07:45:21.479Z | 53.612° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 09:21:21.479Z | 299.857° NW | 2026-06-21 09:23:21.479Z | 338.146° N | 24.108° | 2026-06-21 09:26:21.479Z | 29.912° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 11:04:21.479Z | 333.591° NNW | 2026-06-21 11:06:21.479Z | 5.435° NNE | 17.129° | 2026-06-21 11:08:21.479Z | 35.35° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 12:46:21.479Z | 335.605° NNW | 2026-06-21 12:48:21.479Z | 12.907° NNE | 26.165° | 2026-06-21 12:52:21.479Z | 81.879° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 14:27:21.479Z | 300.308° NW | 2026-06-21 14:30:21.479Z | 236.941° WSW | 42.575° | 2026-06-21 14:34:21.479Z | 140.499° SSE |
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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