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KUIPER-00499, 68881

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00499, 68881 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

68881, 2026-095T

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00499
1 68881U 26095T   26171.40629655 -.00028028  00000-0 -81624-3 0  9993
2 68881  51.8694 227.5649 0007862 331.3990  28.6563 15.34530030  8217

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45:04.021Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

172.67672°

Altitude

458.36 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 10m 15s

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

10:20:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.162 km

Perigee altitude

457.405 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.921 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

51.8694°

RAAN

227.5649°

Arg. of periapsis

331.399°

True anomaly

28.69954°

Mean anomaly

28.6563°

Eccentric anomaly

28.67792°

Mean motion

3.83594 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

-0.00081624

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KUIPER-00499 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 06:14:10.227Z	215.648° SW	2026-06-21 06:17:10.227Z	165.451° S	38°	2026-06-21 06:20:10.227Z	63.798° ENE
4 mins	2026-06-21 07:54:10.227Z	302.074° NW	2026-06-21 07:55:10.227Z	326.668° NNW	22.51°	2026-06-21 07:58:10.227Z	29.6° NE
5 mins	2026-06-21 12:49:10.227Z	316.625° NNW	2026-06-21 12:51:10.227Z	7.958° NNE	42.014°	2026-06-21 12:54:10.227Z	117.04° SE

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KUIPER-00499, 68881

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:45:04.021Z)

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