KUIPER-00448, 68871
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00448, 68871 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 UTC launched 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
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00448
1 68871U 26095H 26122.16670139 .00001727 00000-0 56279-4 0 9998
2 68871 51.8821 104.8893 0003561 106.6013 103.4681 15.37763810 1377Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00:03.000Z)
Latitude
-23.43514°
Longitude
24.55652°
Altitude
459.87 km
Speed
7.637 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 18m 37s
True Declination
-23° 18' 16"
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
18:37:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
455.622 km
Perigee altitude
450.756 km
Semi-major axis
6,831.326 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
51.8821°
RAAN
104.8893°
Arg. of periapsis
106.6013°
True anomaly
103.50778°
Mean anomaly
103.4681°
Eccentric anomaly
103.48794°
Mean motion
3.84402 °/min
Orbital period
93.65 mins
BSTAR
0.000056279
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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 2026 (2026-04-28 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-00448 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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| 6 mins | 2026-05-03 01:05:16.944Z | 206.846° SW | 2026-05-03 01:08:16.944Z | 147.446° SSE | 33.044° | 2026-05-03 01:11:16.944Z | 68.385° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-03 02:44:16.944Z | 286.442° WNW | 2026-05-03 02:46:16.944Z | 338.972° N | 25.114° | 2026-05-03 02:48:16.944Z | 25.119° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-03 07:39:16.944Z | 323.931° NNW | 2026-05-03 07:41:16.944Z | 24.767° NE | 37.706° | 2026-05-03 07:44:16.944Z | 108.395° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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