KUIPER-00131, 68573
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00131, 68573 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
KUIPER, Unknown motor
Mass
~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00131
1 68573U 26072A 26138.83335647 -.00046128 00000-0 -59458-2 0 9991
2 68573 51.9008 325.4543 0000500 160.9860 112.4067 14.80751806 4651Epoch: 2026-05-18T20:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T20:00:01.999Z)
Latitude
-51.92412°
Longitude
64.41432°
Altitude
644.984 km
Speed
7.535 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 03m 45s
True Declination
-51° 45' 16"
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
10:00:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
627.754 km
Perigee altitude
627.053 km
Semi-major axis
7,005.54 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
51.9008°
RAAN
325.4543°
Arg. of periapsis
160.986°
True anomaly
112.412°
Mean anomaly
112.4067°
Eccentric anomaly
112.40935°
Mean motion
3.70153 °/min
Orbital period
97.26 mins
BSTAR
-0.0059458
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2026 (2026-04-04 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 | 2026-05-19 14:21:38.334Z | 191.521° SSW | 2026-05-19 14:24:38.334Z | 143.882° SSE | 27.906° | 2026-05-19 14:28:38.334Z | 72.238° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-19 16:03:38.334Z | 264.562° W | 2026-05-19 16:06:38.334Z | 341.58° N | 35.74° | 2026-05-19 16:10:38.334Z | 43.544° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-19 17:46:38.334Z | 317.022° NNW | 2026-05-19 17:48:38.334Z | 349.538° N | 18.66° | 2026-05-19 17:51:38.334Z | 33.86° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-19 19:29:38.334Z | 341.973° N | 2026-05-19 19:31:38.334Z | 16.431° NNE | 19.211° | 2026-05-19 19:34:38.334Z | 59.153° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-19 21:10:38.334Z | 321.33° NNW | 2026-05-19 21:13:38.334Z | 32.762° NE | 38.382° | 2026-05-19 21:17:38.334Z | 107.898° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-19 22:52:38.334Z | 271.742° WNW | 2026-05-19 22:54:38.334Z | 233.762° WSW | 25.135° | 2026-05-19 22:58:38.334Z | 170.657° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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