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KUIPER-00290, 68592

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00290, 68592 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

68592, 2026-072V

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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00290
1 68592U 26072V   26149.72702616  .00033002  00000-0  91818-3 0  9998
2 68592  51.8663 266.6455 0012838 316.5762  43.4212 15.36455223  8535

Epoch: 2026-05-29T17:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T17:26:55.060Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

117.66281°

Altitude

450.996 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 46m 34s

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

00:54:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.844 km

Perigee altitude

448.294 km

Semi-major axis

6,835.206 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

51.8663°

RAAN

266.6455°

Arg. of periapsis

316.5762°

True anomaly

43.52244°

Mean anomaly

43.4212°

Eccentric anomaly

43.47181°

Mean motion

3.84075 °/min

Orbital period

93.73 mins

BSTAR

0.00091818

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KUIPER-00290 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.
4 mins	2026-05-30 15:45:06.976Z	340.144° N	2026-05-30 15:47:06.976Z	23.571° NE	21.055°	2026-05-30 15:49:06.976Z	66.28° ENE
5 mins	2026-05-30 17:23:06.976Z	296.955° NW	2026-05-30 17:25:06.976Z	203.154° SW	42.45°	2026-05-30 17:28:06.976Z	138.91° SSE
5 mins	2026-05-31 10:14:06.976Z	224.469° SW	2026-05-31 10:16:06.976Z	103.86° ESE	44.226°	2026-05-31 10:19:06.976Z	54.751° ENE

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KUIPER-00290, 68592

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T17:26:55.060Z)

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