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KUIPER-00459, 68872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00459, 68872 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 28 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

68872, 2026-095J

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)

2026-04-28 (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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00459
1 68872U 26095J   26171.40125311  .00025052  00000-0  73944-3 0  9991
2 68872  51.8693 227.5389 0010375 324.1247  35.9041 15.34779012  8212

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:37:48.268Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

174.47136°

Altitude

456.593 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 10m 09s

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

07:19:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

469.141 km

Perigee altitude

454.947 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.181 km

Eccentricity

0.00104

Inclination

51.8693°

RAAN

227.5389°

Arg. of periapsis

324.1247°

True anomaly

35.97389°

Mean anomaly

35.9041°

Eccentric anomaly

35.93899°

Mean motion

3.83656 °/min

Orbital period

93.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00073944

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KUIPER-00459 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.
6 mins	2026-06-21 06:06:21.976Z	210.46° SW	2026-06-21 06:09:21.976Z	158.769° S	34.517°	2026-06-21 06:12:21.976Z	67.794° E
4 mins	2026-06-21 07:46:21.976Z	299.879° NW	2026-06-21 07:47:21.976Z	326.683° NNW	24.408°	2026-06-21 07:50:21.976Z	31.19° NE
5 mins	2026-06-21 12:41:21.976Z	321.427° NNW	2026-06-21 12:43:21.976Z	23.003° NE	39.903°	2026-06-21 12:46:21.976Z	111.744° ESE

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KUIPER-00459, 68872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:37:48.268Z)

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