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KUIPER-00412, 68927

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00412, 68927 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 French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

68927, 2026-098J

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)

2026-04-30 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 64

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00412
1 68927U 26098J   26171.37279957  .00022017  00000-0  60781-3 0  9990
2 68927  51.8789  51.8787 0002028 208.0768 152.0109 15.36997238  7841

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:56:49.882Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

9.08243°

Altitude

456.982 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 27m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

08:41:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

456.846 km

Perigee altitude

454.075 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.598 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

51.8789°

RAAN

51.8787°

Arg. of periapsis

208.0768°

True anomaly

152.0218°

Mean anomaly

152.0109°

Eccentric anomaly

152.01635°

Mean motion

3.8421 °/min

Orbital period

93.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00060781

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KUIPER-00412 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.
5 mins	2026-06-21 01:02:56.099Z	331.71° NNW	2026-06-21 01:04:56.099Z	59.342° ENE	35.742°	2026-06-21 01:07:56.099Z	109.693° ESE
4 mins	2026-06-21 17:53:56.099Z	173.723° S	2026-06-21 17:54:56.099Z	147.337° SSE	25.521°	2026-06-21 17:57:56.099Z	76.705° E
5 mins	2026-06-21 19:30:56.099Z	275.569° WNW	2026-06-21 19:32:56.099Z	334.163° NNW	30.091°	2026-06-21 19:35:56.099Z	37.244° NE

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KUIPER-00412, 68927

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:56:49.882Z)

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