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KUIPER-00442, 68943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00442, 68943 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

68943, 2026-098AA

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Amazon.com Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Kuiper Systems

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

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

Box + 2 Pan, 3.4 m

Radar Cross Section

2.326 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00442
1 68943U 26098AA  26192.53688682  .00020554  00000-0  61568-3 0  9996
2 68943  51.8764 310.7093 0003630 253.7907 106.2679 15.34477609 11088

Epoch: 2026-07-11T12:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T12:53:07.021Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-172.01866°

Altitude

463.931 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 42m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:23:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.422 km

Perigee altitude

460.455 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

51.8764°

RAAN

310.7093°

Arg. of periapsis

253.7907°

True anomaly

106.30783°

Mean anomaly

106.2679°

Eccentric anomaly

106.28786°

Mean motion

3.83581 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00061568

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KUIPER-00442 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	2026-07-12 10:58:23.725Z	242.82° WSW	2026-07-12 11:00:23.725Z	279.323° WNW	41.497°	2026-07-12 11:03:23.725Z	45.914° ENE
4 mins	2026-07-12 15:55:23.725Z	351.6° N	2026-07-12 15:56:23.725Z	15.981° NNE	22.176°	2026-07-12 15:59:23.725Z	77.748° E
5 mins	2026-07-12 17:32:23.725Z	295.006° NW	2026-07-12 17:34:23.725Z	241.846° WSW	39.611°	2026-07-12 17:37:23.725Z	145.327° SSE

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KUIPER-00442, 68943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T12:53:07.021Z)

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