KUIPER-00405, 68923
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00405, 68923 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 UTC via an ARIANE 64 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
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00405
1 68923U 26098E 26126.25002315 .00053191 00000-0 16291-2 0 9998
2 68923 51.8772 269.8282 0014071 0.1938 53.8338 15.33196045 1683Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T06:00:02.000Z)
Latitude
39.75315°
Longitude
-3.81803°
Altitude
464.007 km
Speed
7.643 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 41m 12s
True Declination
39° 34' 37"
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
19:39:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.381 km
Perigee altitude
457.118 km
Semi-major axis
6,844.886 km
Eccentricity
0.00141
Inclination
51.8772°
RAAN
269.8282°
Arg. of periapsis
0.1938°
True anomaly
53.96411°
Mean anomaly
53.8338°
Eccentric anomaly
53.89894°
Mean motion
3.8326 °/min
Orbital period
93.93 mins
BSTAR
0.0016291
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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 2026 (2026-04-30 UTC)
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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 | 2026-05-06 12:11:53.646Z | 209.639° SW | 2026-05-06 12:14:53.646Z | 117.534° SE | 36.696° | 2026-05-06 12:17:53.646Z | 62.229° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-06 13:50:53.646Z | 293.531° NW | 2026-05-06 13:52:53.646Z | 344.682° N | 23.296° | 2026-05-06 13:54:53.646Z | 25.906° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-06 18:46:53.646Z | 321.431° NNW | 2026-05-06 18:48:53.646Z | 50.116° ENE | 41.316° | 2026-05-06 18:51:53.646Z | 115.748° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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