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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 (1 month 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

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00231
1 68580U 26072H   26129.90571861  .00025159  00000-0  65509-3 0  9991
2 68580  51.8775   1.8616 0002791 214.7388 145.3417 15.38724792  5497

Epoch: 2026-05-09T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T21:44:14.087Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

168.0864°

Altitude

452.211 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 07m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

14:02:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.251 km

Perigee altitude

448.44 km

Semi-major axis

6,828.483 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

51.8775°

RAAN

1.8616°

Arg. of periapsis

214.7388°

True anomaly

145.35988°

Mean anomaly

145.3417°

Eccentric anomaly

145.35079°

Mean motion

3.84642 °/min

Orbital period

93.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00065509

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-10 18:10:44.794Z	226.308° WSW	2026-05-10 18:13:44.794Z	180.265° SSW	43.969°	2026-05-10 18:16:44.794Z	55.375° ENE
5 mins	2026-05-11 00:44:44.794Z	308.269° NW	2026-05-11 00:46:44.794Z	118.37° SE	44.912°	2026-05-11 00:49:44.794Z	128.416° SE

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KUIPER-00231, 68580

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: 2026-05-09T21:44:14.087Z)

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