KUIPER-00297, 68596
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00297, 68596 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Kuiper Systems
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
KUIPER, Unknown motor
Mass
~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00297
1 68596U 26072Z 26101.50002315 .00051823 00000-0 14508-2 0 9996
2 68596 51.8620 139.5050 0010292 142.4189 83.0556 15.36080801 2139Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-11T12:00:02.000Z)
Latitude
-34.39026°
Longitude
-27.91532°
Altitude
467.605 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 27m 14s
True Declination
-34° 13' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:47:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
465.217 km
Perigee altitude
451.145 km
Semi-major axis
6,836.318 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
51.862°
RAAN
139.505°
Arg. of periapsis
142.4189°
True anomaly
83.17269°
Mean anomaly
83.0556°
Eccentric anomaly
83.11414°
Mean motion
3.83981 °/min
Orbital period
93.75 mins
BSTAR
0.0014508
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2026 (2026-04-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KUIPER-00297 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-04-12 04:21:00.444Z | 183.845° SSW | 2026-04-12 04:24:00.444Z | 126.265° SE | 20.525° | 2026-04-12 04:26:00.444Z | 86.345° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-12 05:59:00.444Z | 261.904° W | 2026-04-12 06:01:00.444Z | 315.395° NNW | 34.773° | 2026-04-12 06:04:00.444Z | 38.443° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-12 10:55:00.444Z | 337.652° N | 2026-04-12 10:57:00.444Z | 33.494° NE | 27.476° | 2026-04-12 11:00:00.444Z | 92.81° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-04-12 12:33:00.444Z | 271.538° WNW | 2026-04-12 12:34:00.444Z | 244.032° WSW | 28.266° | 2026-04-12 12:37:00.444Z | 164.291° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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