▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.9009°
Eccentricity	0.0000758
Period	97.2 min
Apogee	626 km
Perigee	625 km
Mean motion	14.81194454 rev/day
RAAN	170.2672°
Arg of perigee	35.0873°
Mean anomaly	178.8498°
B*	-3.5925e-3
Rev at epoch	485

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 65970U 25228Z 26188.08336806 -.00028329 00000-0 -35925-2 0 9997

2 65970 51.9009 170.2672 0000758 35.0873 178.8498 14.81194454 4857

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00157",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2025-228Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.81194454,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000758,
  "INCLINATION": 51.9009,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 170.2672,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 35.0873,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 178.8498,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 65970,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 485,
  "BSTAR": -0.0035925,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00028329,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	KUIPER-00157
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 14, 2025HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	490HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.