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KUIPER-00488, 68879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00488, 68879 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

68879, 2026-095R

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00488
1 68879U 26095R   26171.46167926 -.00384714  00000-0 -12070-1 0  9998
2 68879  51.8676 227.1761 0012212 333.6408  26.3955 15.33989689  8227

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:04:49.088Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

152.29563°

Altitude

457.202 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 08m 42s

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

07:20:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

472.746 km

Perigee altitude

456.034 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.527 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

51.8676°

RAAN

227.1761°

Arg. of periapsis

333.6408°

True anomaly

26.4578°

Mean anomaly

26.3955°

Eccentric anomaly

26.42664°

Mean motion

3.83458 °/min

Orbital period

93.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.01207

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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.
6 mins	2026-06-21 06:00:36.242Z	204.273° SW	2026-06-21 06:03:36.242Z	137.113° SSE	32.776°	2026-06-21 06:06:36.242Z	67.945° E
5 mins	2026-06-21 07:39:36.242Z	284.341° WNW	2026-06-21 07:41:36.242Z	336.11° NNW	26.222°	2026-06-21 07:44:36.242Z	34.928° NE
5 mins	2026-06-21 12:35:36.242Z	324.048° NNW	2026-06-21 12:37:36.242Z	23.238° NE	37.976°	2026-06-21 12:40:36.242Z	107.788° ESE

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KUIPER-00488, 68879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:04:49.088Z)

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