KUIPER-00421, 68933
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00421, 68933 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
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: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00421
1 68933U 26098Q 26171.39468306 .00008420 00000-0 28477-3 0 9995
2 68933 51.8786 52.7472 0008579 142.6074 217.5508 15.31429250 7834Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28:20.616Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
2.05132°
Altitude
476.969 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 30m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
07:21:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
477.889 km
Perigee altitude
466.135 km
Semi-major axis
6,850.149 km
Eccentricity
0.00086
Inclination
51.8786°
RAAN
52.7472°
Arg. of periapsis
142.6074°
True anomaly
217.49094°
Mean anomaly
217.5508°
Eccentric anomaly
217.52086°
Mean motion
3.82819 °/min
Orbital period
94.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00028477
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-06-20 20:41:45.873Z | 288.972° WNW | 2026-06-20 20:44:45.873Z | 345.676° N | 19.481° | 2026-06-20 20:46:45.873Z | 23.653° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 01:38:45.873Z | 305.815° NW | 2026-06-21 01:40:45.873Z | 265.655° W | 44.745° | 2026-06-21 01:43:45.873Z | 131.125° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 18:33:45.873Z | 214.884° SW | 2026-06-21 18:35:45.873Z | 99.835° ESE | 41.576° | 2026-06-21 18:38:45.873Z | 57.192° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 20:11:45.873Z | 296.489° NW | 2026-06-21 20:13:45.873Z | 340.726° N | 21.074° | 2026-06-21 20:15:45.873Z | 22.006° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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