KUIPER-00430, 68935
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00430, 68935 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: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00430
1 68935U 26098S 26171.37626853 -.00035155 00000-0 -12497-2 0 9999
2 68935 51.8771 54.0871 0021377 162.3067 197.8664 15.28080431 7811Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:01:49.600Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
10.03857°
Altitude
496.271 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 36m 20s
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
11:43:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
496.68 km
Perigee altitude
467.351 km
Semi-major axis
6,860.152 km
Eccentricity
0.00214
Inclination
51.8771°
RAAN
54.0871°
Arg. of periapsis
162.3067°
True anomaly
197.79144°
Mean anomaly
197.8664°
Eccentric anomaly
197.8289°
Mean motion
3.81982 °/min
Orbital period
94.25 mins
BSTAR
-0.0012497
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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 2026 (2026-04-30 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-00430 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 | 2026-06-21 01:11:58.455Z | 316.649° NNW | 2026-06-21 01:14:58.455Z | 13.35° NNE | 37.522° | 2026-06-21 01:17:58.455Z | 107.187° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 18:09:58.455Z | 193.863° SSW | 2026-06-21 18:11:58.455Z | 148.253° SSE | 30.396° | 2026-06-21 18:14:58.455Z | 72.846° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 19:48:58.455Z | 287.82° WNW | 2026-06-21 19:50:58.455Z | 348.709° N | 27.627° | 2026-06-21 19:52:58.455Z | 29.886° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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