KUIPER-00436, 68939
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KUIPER-00436, 68939 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: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 KUIPER-00436
1 68939U 26098W 26170.76714569 -.00050752 00000-0 -16687-2 0 9992
2 68939 51.8744 56.0182 0012236 161.3076 198.8360 15.30928752 7730Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:24:41.387Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-128.14565°
Altitude
481.736 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 44m 04s
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
08:42:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
481.889 km
Perigee altitude
465.122 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.642 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
51.8744°
RAAN
56.0182°
Arg. of periapsis
161.3076°
True anomaly
198.7908°
Mean anomaly
198.836°
Eccentric anomaly
198.81339°
Mean motion
3.82694 °/min
Orbital period
94.07 mins
BSTAR
-0.0016687
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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 | 2026-06-21 00:39:03.927Z | 336.368° NNW | 2026-06-21 00:41:03.927Z | 28.456° NE | 27.595° | 2026-06-21 00:44:03.927Z | 90.699° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 02:17:03.927Z | 280.404° WNW | 2026-06-21 02:19:03.927Z | 224.171° SW | 30.662° | 2026-06-21 02:22:03.927Z | 159.103° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 19:12:03.927Z | 254.852° W | 2026-06-21 19:14:03.927Z | 318.078° NNW | 39.362° | 2026-06-21 19:17:03.927Z | 42.397° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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