▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8958°
Eccentricity	0.0002426
Period	96.2 min
Apogee	577 km
Perigee	574 km
Mean motion	14.97174289 rev/day
RAAN	83.4244°
Arg of perigee	43.8581°
Mean anomaly	245.7736°
B*	1.6490e-3
Rev at epoch	433

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68586U 26072P 26188.08336806 .00019061 00000-0 16490-2 0 9998

2 68586 51.8958 83.4244 0002426 43.8581 245.7736 14.97174289 4335

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00263",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072P",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.97174289,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002426,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8958,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 83.4244,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 43.8581,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 245.7736,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68586,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 433,
  "BSTAR": 0.001649,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00019061,
  "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-00263
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/68586

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