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KUIPER-00453, 68947

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00453, 68947 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

68947, 2026-098AE

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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00453
1 68947U 26098AE  26192.63097107  .00017315  00000-0  47351-3 0  9992
2 68947  51.8762 309.0961 0003314 314.3232  45.7483 15.37455507 11119

Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:08:35.900Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

152.40509°

Altitude

452.82 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 36m 23s

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

21:20:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

456.367 km

Perigee altitude

451.839 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.24 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

51.8762°

RAAN

309.0961°

Arg. of periapsis

314.3232°

True anomaly

45.77551°

Mean anomaly

45.7483°

Eccentric anomaly

45.7619°

Mean motion

3.84325 °/min

Orbital period

93.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00047351

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KUIPER-00453 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 10:02:02.203Z	197.352° SSW	2026-07-12 10:04:02.203Z	154.66° SSE	29.805°	2026-07-12 10:07:02.203Z	72.662° E
5 mins	2026-07-12 11:40:02.203Z	280.396° WNW	2026-07-12 11:42:02.203Z	331.18° NNW	26.796°	2026-07-12 11:45:02.203Z	34.447° NE
5 mins	2026-07-12 16:35:02.203Z	323.501° NNW	2026-07-12 16:37:02.203Z	8.863° NNE	34.771°	2026-07-12 16:40:02.203Z	102.996° ESE

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KUIPER-00453, 68947

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:08:35.900Z)

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