▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8956°
Eccentricity	0.0001224
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	630 km
Perigee	629 km
Mean motion	14.79950792 rev/day
RAAN	105.0104°
Arg of perigee	125.7107°
Mean anomaly	234.3970°
B*	4.5366e-4
Rev at epoch	1,410

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68588U 26072R 26188.11494529 .00003240 00000-0 45366-3 0 9998

2 68588 51.8956 105.0104 0001224 125.7107 234.3970 14.79950792 14101

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00272",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072R",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:45:31.273+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.79950792,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001224,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8956,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 105.0104,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 125.7107,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 234.397,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68588,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1410,
  "BSTAR": 0.00045366,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0000324,
  "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-00272
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/68588

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