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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Kuiper Systems
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
KUIPER, Unknown motor
Mass
~490 kg wet, ~490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.326 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 KUIPER-00454
1 68948U 26098AF 26207.41969483 .00001911 00000-0 30273-3 0 9991
2 68948 51.8988 251.0052 0003383 173.3784 186.7222 14.76447764 13205Epoch: 2026-07-26T10:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T10:04:21.633Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
155.79716°
Altitude
643.663 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 44m 01s
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
14:30:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
643.385 km
Perigee altitude
638.635 km
Semi-major axis
7,019.147 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
51.8988°
RAAN
251.0052°
Arg. of periapsis
173.3784°
True anomaly
186.71766°
Mean anomaly
186.7222°
Eccentric anomaly
186.71993°
Mean motion
3.69077 °/min
Orbital period
97.54 mins
BSTAR
0.00030273
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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-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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-07-27 05:45:51.454Z | 226.754° WSW | 2026-07-27 05:48:51.454Z | 81.433° E | 44.276° | 2026-07-27 05:52:51.454Z | 53.724° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-07-27 07:27:51.454Z | 290.134° WNW | 2026-07-27 07:30:51.454Z | 342.784° N | 24.54° | 2026-07-27 07:33:51.454Z | 31.856° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-07-27 09:11:51.454Z | 332.946° NNW | 2026-07-27 09:13:51.454Z | 4.56° NNE | 17.46° | 2026-07-27 09:16:51.454Z | 45.428° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-07-27 10:53:51.454Z | 332.199° NNW | 2026-07-27 10:56:51.454Z | 30.502° NE | 26.55° | 2026-07-27 10:59:51.454Z | 79.321° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-07-27 12:35:51.454Z | 298.627° NW | 2026-07-27 12:38:51.454Z | 196.068° SSW | 42.334° | 2026-07-27 12:42:51.454Z | 139.675° SSE |
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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