KUIPER-00503, 68884
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00503, 68884 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: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00503
1 68884U 26095W 26171.41668980 -.00051388 00000-0 -67503-2 0 9995
2 68884 51.8963 233.8746 0001503 149.7295 68.1703 14.80013241 5810Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:00:01.998Z)
Latitude
-29.11428°
Longitude
20.98003°
Altitude
637.556 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 18m 28s
True Declination
-28° 57' 57"
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
07:23:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
630.787 km
Perigee altitude
628.681 km
Semi-major axis
7,007.871 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
51.8963°
RAAN
233.8746°
Arg. of periapsis
149.7295°
True anomaly
68.18629°
Mean anomaly
68.1703°
Eccentric anomaly
68.17829°
Mean motion
3.69968 °/min
Orbital period
97.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.0067503
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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-00503 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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-21 06:14:00.828Z | 201.808° SSW | 2026-06-21 06:18:00.828Z | 139.675° SSE | 31.985° | 2026-06-21 06:22:00.828Z | 67.841° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 07:57:00.828Z | 271.303° WNW | 2026-06-21 08:00:00.828Z | 344.662° N | 33.034° | 2026-06-21 08:03:00.828Z | 37.283° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 09:40:00.828Z | 319.206° NNW | 2026-06-21 09:42:00.828Z | 350.898° N | 18.137° | 2026-06-21 09:45:00.828Z | 34.813° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 11:23:00.828Z | 341.848° N | 2026-06-21 11:25:00.828Z | 16.984° NNE | 20.19° | 2026-06-21 11:28:00.828Z | 61.459° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 13:04:00.828Z | 317.987° NNW | 2026-06-21 13:07:00.828Z | 30.866° NE | 41.041° | 2026-06-21 13:11:00.828Z | 113.189° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 14:46:00.828Z | 269.007° W | 2026-06-21 14:48:00.828Z | 234.647° WSW | 21.783° | 2026-06-21 14:51:00.828Z | 184.81° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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