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KUIPER-00454, 68948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00454, 68948 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

68948, 2026-098AF

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Amazon.com Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Kuiper Systems

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KUIPER, Unknown motor

Mass

~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-30 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 64

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 KUIPER-00454
1 68948U 26098AF  26155.11458432  .00029613  00000-0  10815-2 0  9995
2 68948  51.8767 131.8670 0017501 106.9641 253.3262 15.27736093  5324

Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:45:00.085Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-161.94682°

Altitude

486.806 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 47m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:06:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.054 km

Perigee altitude

471.038 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00175

Inclination

51.8767°

RAAN

131.867°

Arg. of periapsis

106.9641°

True anomaly

253.13421°

Mean anomaly

253.3262°

Eccentric anomaly

253.23019°

Mean motion

3.81896 °/min

Orbital period

94.27 mins

BSTAR

0.0010815

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KUIPER-00454 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.
6 mins	2026-06-06 23:59:20.744Z	207.511° SW	2026-06-07 00:02:20.744Z	143.384° SSE	34.923°	2026-06-07 00:05:20.744Z	67.036° ENE
4 mins	2026-06-07 01:39:20.744Z	295.547° NW	2026-06-07 01:40:20.744Z	321.049° NNW	24.985°	2026-06-07 01:43:20.744Z	29.632° NE
5 mins	2026-06-07 06:36:20.744Z	326.701° NNW	2026-06-07 06:38:20.744Z	61.754° ENE	38.79°	2026-06-07 06:41:20.744Z	113.413° SE

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KUIPER-00454, 68948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:45:00.085Z)

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