KUIPER-00230, 68579
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00230, 68579 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
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago
TLE from 1 week ago
0 KUIPER-00230
1 68579U 26072G 26154.54180926 .00033032 00000-0 88714-3 0 9997
2 68579 51.8747 242.7334 0002607 334.6492 25.4367 15.37624880 9280Epoch: 2026-06-03T13:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T13:00:12.320Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
155.68316°
Altitude
452.29 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 10m 56s
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
03:22:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
455.383 km
Perigee altitude
451.821 km
Semi-major axis
6,831.739 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
51.8747°
RAAN
242.7334°
Arg. of periapsis
334.6492°
True anomaly
25.44954°
Mean anomaly
25.4367°
Eccentric anomaly
25.44312°
Mean motion
3.84367 °/min
Orbital period
93.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00088714
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2026 (2026-04-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KUIPER-00230 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-06-12 04:35:31.450Z | 166.093° S | 2026-06-12 04:37:31.450Z | 122.402° SE | 18.382° | 2026-06-12 04:39:31.450Z | 85.899° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-12 06:12:31.450Z | 261.662° W | 2026-06-12 06:14:31.450Z | 333.811° NNW | 36.679° | 2026-06-12 06:17:31.450Z | 41.804° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-12 11:07:31.450Z | 335.084° NNW | 2026-06-12 11:09:31.450Z | 23.168° NE | 25.972° | 2026-06-12 11:12:31.450Z | 87.822° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-12 12:45:31.450Z | 278.036° WNW | 2026-06-12 12:47:31.450Z | 209.035° SW | 31.412° | 2026-06-12 12:49:31.450Z | 161.893° S |
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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