▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.9007°
Eccentricity	0.0006406
Period	96.9 min
Apogee	616 km
Perigee	607 km
Mean motion	14.85723550 rev/day
RAAN	85.3470°
Arg of perigee	65.0410°
Mean anomaly	314.9490°
B*	-2.5996e-3
Rev at epoch	432

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68589U 26072S 26188.08336806 -.00022954 00000-0 -25996-2 0 9999

2 68589 51.9007 85.3470 0006406 65.0410 314.9490 14.85723550 4328

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00285",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072S",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.8572355,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0006406,
  "INCLINATION": 51.9007,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 85.347,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 65.041,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 314.949,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68589,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 432,
  "BSTAR": -0.0025996,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00022954,
  "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-00285
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/68589

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