KUIPER-00229, 68578
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00229, 68578 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: 4 hours ago
TLE from 4 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00229
1 68578U 26072F 26138.83335647 -.00012466 00000-0 -15227-2 0 9990
2 68578 51.9028 324.9155 0002963 325.7703 43.3090 14.82223649 5697Epoch: 2026-05-18T20:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T20:00:01.999Z)
Latitude
7.11946°
Longitude
153.98033°
Altitude
620.91 km
Speed
7.551 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 02m 01s
True Declination
7° 04' 35"
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
09:11:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
624.839 km
Perigee altitude
620.691 km
Semi-major axis
7,000.902 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
51.9028°
RAAN
324.9155°
Arg. of periapsis
325.7703°
True anomaly
43.3323°
Mean anomaly
43.309°
Eccentric anomaly
43.32065°
Mean motion
3.7052 °/min
Orbital period
97.16 mins
BSTAR
-0.0015227
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-05-19 13:53:58.814Z | 175.592° S | 2026-05-19 13:56:58.814Z | 133.448° SE | 19.06° | 2026-05-19 13:59:58.814Z | 86.737° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-19 15:34:58.814Z | 244.243° WSW | 2026-05-19 15:37:58.814Z | 306.739° NW | 42.663° | 2026-05-19 15:41:58.814Z | 47.091° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-19 17:17:58.814Z | 307.106° NW | 2026-05-19 17:19:58.814Z | 341.444° N | 20.872° | 2026-05-19 17:22:58.814Z | 29.953° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-19 19:00:58.814Z | 338.07° N | 2026-05-19 19:02:58.814Z | 10.643° NNE | 17.511° | 2026-05-19 19:04:58.814Z | 41° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-19 20:41:58.814Z | 326.246° NNW | 2026-05-19 20:44:58.814Z | 24.659° NE | 31.146° | 2026-05-19 20:48:58.814Z | 93.96° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-19 22:23:58.814Z | 285.622° WNW | 2026-05-19 22:25:58.814Z | 243.478° WSW | 34.548° | 2026-05-19 22:29:58.814Z | 156.022° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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