▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.9004°
Eccentricity	0.0000748
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	630 km
Perigee	629 km
Mean motion	14.79993070 rev/day
RAAN	107.2385°
Arg of perigee	90.0998°
Mean anomaly	270.0050°
B*	3.7098e-4
Rev at epoch	1,408

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68578U 26072F 26188.17982206 .00002612 00000-0 37098-3 0 9992

2 68578 51.9004 107.2385 0000748 90.0998 270.0050 14.79993070 14081

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00229",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:18:56.626+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.7999307,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000748,
  "INCLINATION": 51.9004,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 107.2385,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.0998,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.005,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68578,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1408,
  "BSTAR": 0.00037098,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002612,
  "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-00229
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 4, 2026HIGHvia 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

GET /api/v1/satellites/68578

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