KUIPER-00488, 68879
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00488, 68879 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-00488
1 68879U 26095R 26122.16670139 -.00004899 00000-0 -12749-3 0 9994
2 68879 51.8663 104.9614 0011304 137.7713 42.4461 15.35748228 1863Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00:03.000Z)
Latitude
-0.31935°
Longitude
5.10972°
Altitude
453.804 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 00m 50s
True Declination
0° 19' 02"
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
18:38:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
466.896 km
Perigee altitude
451.438 km
Semi-major axis
6,837.304 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
51.8663°
RAAN
104.9614°
Arg. of periapsis
137.7713°
True anomaly
42.53361°
Mean anomaly
42.4461°
Eccentric anomaly
42.48985°
Mean motion
3.83898 °/min
Orbital period
93.77 mins
BSTAR
-0.00012749
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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-00488 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 01:15:24.011Z | 212.2° SW | 2026-05-03 01:18:24.011Z | 132.128° SE | 38.147° | 2026-05-03 01:21:24.011Z | 62.568° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-03 02:54:24.011Z | 292.822° NW | 2026-05-03 02:56:24.011Z | 342.402° N | 22.877° | 2026-05-03 02:58:24.011Z | 24.736° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-03 07:49:24.011Z | 316.999° NNW | 2026-05-03 07:51:24.011Z | 357.604° N | 39.978° | 2026-05-03 07:54:24.011Z | 114.489° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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