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KUIPER-00285, 68589

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00285, 68589 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

68589, 2026-072S

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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 KUIPER-00285
1 68589U 26072S   26154.86910042  .00039859  00000-0  10289-2 0  9997
2 68589  51.8727 241.1716 0006820 328.1116  31.9458 15.38737695  9337

Epoch: 2026-06-03T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T20:51:30.276Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

35.97393°

Altitude

446.654 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 04m 41s

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

18:53:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

454.965 km

Perigee altitude

445.651 km

Semi-major axis

6,828.445 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

51.8727°

RAAN

241.1716°

Arg. of periapsis

328.1116°

True anomaly

31.98718°

Mean anomaly

31.9458°

Eccentric anomaly

31.96649°

Mean motion

3.84645 °/min

Orbital period

93.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0010289

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KUIPER-00285 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	2026-06-09 12:56:35.046Z	322.303° NNW	2026-06-09 12:58:35.046Z	40.843° NE	40.272°	2026-06-09 13:01:35.046Z	113.65° SE
4 mins	2026-06-10 05:46:35.046Z	175.407° S	2026-06-10 05:47:35.046Z	143.643° SSE	28.658°	2026-06-10 05:50:35.046Z	72.126° E
4 mins	2026-06-10 07:23:35.046Z	284.256° WNW	2026-06-10 07:25:35.046Z	344.804° N	27.096°	2026-06-10 07:27:35.046Z	29.184° NE

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KUIPER-00285, 68589

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T20:51:30.276Z)

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