KUIPER-00468, 68873
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00468, 68873 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
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 shape, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00468
1 68873U 26095K 26171.39270822 .00019756 00000-0 53406-3 0 9993
2 68873 51.8806 226.7998 0004030 304.0602 56.0002 15.37716526 8225Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:25:29.990Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
176.81685°
Altitude
452.089 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 07m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
10:18:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
456.082 km
Perigee altitude
450.576 km
Semi-major axis
6,831.466 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
51.8806°
RAAN
226.7998°
Arg. of periapsis
304.0602°
True anomaly
56.0385°
Mean anomaly
56.0002°
Eccentric anomaly
56.01935°
Mean motion
3.8439 °/min
Orbital period
93.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00053406
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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-00468 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 | 2026-06-21 05:52:14.257Z | 195.063° SSW | 2026-06-21 05:54:14.257Z | 152.597° SSE | 28.577° | 2026-06-21 05:57:14.257Z | 73.848° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 07:30:14.257Z | 279.46° WNW | 2026-06-21 07:32:14.257Z | 332.587° NNW | 27.624° | 2026-06-21 07:35:14.257Z | 35.337° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 12:25:14.257Z | 325.479° NNW | 2026-06-21 12:27:14.257Z | 14.852° NNE | 34.192° | 2026-06-21 12:30:14.257Z | 101.707° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 14:03:14.257Z | 265.641° W | 2026-06-21 14:05:14.257Z | 219.032° SW | 20.435° | 2026-06-21 14:07:14.257Z | 180.71° SSW |
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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