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KUIPER-00596, 69281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00596, 69281 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 May 2026 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

69281, 2026-118Q

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)

2026-05-29 (3 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 551

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00596
1 69281U 26118Q   26171.34309726  .00004061  00000-0  12962-3 0  9999
2 69281  51.8562  38.3036 0013269 203.6283 156.4094 15.34753555  4469

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:14:03.603Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

6.22947°

Altitude

470.732 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 33m 12s

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

07:16:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.198 km

Perigee altitude

453.045 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.259 km

Eccentricity

0.00133

Inclination

51.8562°

RAAN

38.3036°

Arg. of periapsis

203.6283°

True anomaly

156.47016°

Mean anomaly

156.4094°

Eccentric anomaly

156.43979°

Mean motion

3.83649 °/min

Orbital period

93.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00012962

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KUIPER-00596 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	2026-06-21 00:21:33.788Z	317.503° NNW	2026-06-21 00:23:33.788Z	13.3° NNE	41.733°	2026-06-21 00:26:33.788Z	116.179° SE
4 mins	2026-06-21 17:14:33.788Z	187.895° SSW	2026-06-21 17:15:33.788Z	158.495° S	32.171°	2026-06-21 17:18:33.788Z	70.96° E
4 mins	2026-06-21 18:52:33.788Z	296.237° NW	2026-06-21 18:53:33.788Z	323.705° NNW	25.871°	2026-06-21 18:56:33.788Z	31.384° NE

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KUIPER-00596, 69281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:14:03.603Z)

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