KUIPER-00500, 68882
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00500, 68882 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-00500
1 68882U 26095U 26122.16670139 .00001145 00000-0 41618-4 0 9995
2 68882 51.8798 104.9125 0005873 120.2318 80.7768 15.37151139 1861Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-02T04:00:03.000Z)
Latitude
-16.59914°
Longitude
18.26234°
Altitude
458.259 km
Speed
7.638 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 53m 27s
True Declination
-16° 30' 04"
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
18:39:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
459.017 km
Perigee altitude
450.991 km
Semi-major axis
6,833.141 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
51.8798°
RAAN
104.9125°
Arg. of periapsis
120.2318°
True anomaly
80.84324°
Mean anomaly
80.7768°
Eccentric anomaly
80.81002°
Mean motion
3.84249 °/min
Orbital period
93.69 mins
BSTAR
0.000041618
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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-00500 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 01:08:09.026Z | 209.39° SW | 2026-05-03 01:11:09.026Z | 154.564° SSE | 34.106° | 2026-05-03 01:14:09.026Z | 67.818° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-03 02:47:09.026Z | 285.388° WNW | 2026-05-03 02:49:09.026Z | 333.746° NNW | 24.503° | 2026-05-03 02:52:09.026Z | 33.59° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-03 07:42:09.026Z | 320.274° NNW | 2026-05-03 07:44:09.026Z | 4.669° NNE | 37.558° | 2026-05-03 07:47:09.026Z | 108.986° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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