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KUIPER-00538, 69608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUIPER-00538, 69608 is a payload satellite owned by Kuiper Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 17 Jun 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

69608, 2026-140S

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)

2026-06-17 (2 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 64

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 KUIPER-00538
1 69608U 26140S   26178.91668981  .00060782  00000-0  16352-2 0  9996
2 69608  51.8819 346.8869 0005410 273.3888  81.0170 15.37282765  2797

Epoch: 2026-06-27T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-27T22:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-4.45474°

Longitude

97.36957°

Altitude

455.023 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 53m 36s

True Declination

-4° 25' 37"

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

14:18:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

458.31 km

Perigee altitude

450.917 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.751 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

51.8819°

RAAN

346.8869°

Arg. of periapsis

273.3888°

True anomaly

81.07824°

Mean anomaly

81.017°

Eccentric anomaly

81.04762°

Mean motion

3.84282 °/min

Orbital period

93.68 mins

BSTAR

0.0016352

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KUIPER-00538 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	2026-06-28 13:48:04.930Z	214.648° SW	2026-06-28 13:51:04.930Z	127.449° SE	39.581°	2026-06-28 13:54:04.930Z	60.878° ENE
4 mins	2026-06-28 15:27:04.930Z	296.605° NW	2026-06-28 15:29:04.930Z	346.203° N	21.937°	2026-06-28 15:31:04.930Z	25.871° NE
5 mins	2026-06-28 20:22:04.930Z	317.931° NNW	2026-06-28 20:24:04.930Z	40.094° NE	42.628°	2026-06-28 20:27:04.930Z	118.212° SE

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KUIPER-00538, 69608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-27T22:00:01.999Z)

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Other satellites on launch #140 in the year 2026 (2026-06-17 UTC)

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