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KUIPER-00263, 68586

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00263, 68586 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

68586, 2026-072P

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00263
1 68586U 26072P   26101.50002315  .00054267  00000-0  14121-2 0  9991
2 68586  51.8762 139.3672 0002080  64.3287 223.5044 15.38371148  1300

Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00Z

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

Latitude

-48.67167°

Longitude

57.08484°

Altitude

468.534 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 07m 14s

True Declination

-48° 29' 38"

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

04:05:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.813 km

Perigee altitude

449.972 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.529 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

51.8762°

RAAN

139.3672°

Arg. of periapsis

64.3287°

True anomaly

223.48799°

Mean anomaly

223.5044°

Eccentric anomaly

223.4962°

Mean motion

3.84554 °/min

Orbital period

93.62 mins

BSTAR

0.0014121

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KUIPER-00263 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 05:40:57.244Z	251.292° W	2026-04-12 05:42:57.244Z	357.384° N	40.583°	2026-04-12 05:45:57.244Z	46.636° ENE
4 mins	2026-04-12 10:35:57.244Z	342.081° N	2026-04-12 10:37:57.244Z	30.89° NE	22.413°	2026-04-12 10:39:57.244Z	73.561° E
4 mins	2026-04-12 12:13:57.244Z	284.307° WNW	2026-04-12 12:14:57.244Z	252.533° W	36.826°	2026-04-12 12:17:57.244Z	148.844° SSE

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KUIPER-00263, 68586

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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

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