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KUIPER-00231, 68580

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00231, 68580 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

68580, 2026-072H

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 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 551

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 3.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 KUIPER-00231
1 68580U 26072H   26149.53230228  .00040518  00000-0  10921-2 0  9994
2 68580  51.8751 266.9031 0002319 317.7097  42.3711 15.37417686  8512

Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:46:30.916Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-171.78707°

Altitude

453.342 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:13:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.8 km

Perigee altitude

452.631 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.352 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

51.8751°

RAAN

266.9031°

Arg. of periapsis

317.7097°

True anomaly

42.38901°

Mean anomaly

42.3711°

Eccentric anomaly

42.38006°

Mean motion

3.84315 °/min

Orbital period

93.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0010921

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KUIPER-00231 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	2026-05-30 15:44:05.171Z	331.209° NNW	2026-05-30 15:47:05.171Z	32.538° NE	20.868°	2026-05-30 15:49:05.171Z	71.668° E
5 mins	2026-05-30 17:22:05.171Z	298.765° NW	2026-05-30 17:24:05.171Z	262.037° W	39.691°	2026-05-30 17:27:05.171Z	142.58° SSE
5 mins	2026-05-31 10:13:05.171Z	226.246° WSW	2026-05-31 10:15:05.171Z	84.313° E	44.137°	2026-05-31 10:18:05.171Z	54.005° ENE

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KUIPER-00231, 68580

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T12:46:30.916Z)

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