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KUIPER-00193, 68576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00193, 68576 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

68576, 2026-072D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Amazon.com Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Kuiper Systems

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KUIPER, Unknown motor

Mass

~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-04 (1 week ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 551

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00193
1 68576U 26072D   26101.50002315  .00053966  00000-0  14423-2 0  9990
2 68576  51.8748 139.4099 0003417 107.6738 161.6448 15.37547654  1300

Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-52.02404°

Longitude

28.60195°

Altitude

473.483 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 13m 18s

True Declination

-51° 51' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:28:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

456.165 km

Perigee altitude

451.496 km

Semi-major axis

6,831.967 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

51.8748°

RAAN

139.4099°

Arg. of periapsis

107.6738°

True anomaly

161.65713°

Mean anomaly

161.6448°

Eccentric anomaly

161.65096°

Mean motion

3.84348 °/min

Orbital period

93.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0014423

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KUIPER-00193 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.
5 mins	2026-04-12 05:46:25.043Z	255.32° W	2026-04-12 05:48:25.043Z	340.288° N	39.538°	2026-04-12 05:51:25.043Z	44.438° NE
4 mins	2026-04-12 10:42:25.043Z	354.158° N	2026-04-12 10:43:25.043Z	21.754° NNE	23.873°	2026-04-12 10:46:25.043Z	83.758° E
5 mins	2026-04-12 12:19:25.043Z	284.867° WNW	2026-04-12 12:21:25.043Z	210.408° SW	35.477°	2026-04-12 12:24:25.043Z	149.699° SSE

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KUIPER-00193, 68576

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00:02.000Z)

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2026 (2026-04-04 UTC)

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