▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8992°
Eccentricity	0.0001198
Period	97.5 min
Apogee	642 km
Perigee	640 km
Mean motion	14.76353816 rev/day
RAAN	99.5895°
Arg of perigee	120.3694°
Mean anomaly	239.7385°
B*	2.9476e-4
Rev at epoch	1,418

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68596U 26072Z 26188.11259906 .00001851 00000-0 29476-3 0 9995

2 68596 51.8992 99.5895 0001198 120.3694 239.7385 14.76353816 14184

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00297",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-072Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:42:08.559+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.76353816,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001198,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8992,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 99.5895,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 120.3694,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 239.7385,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68596,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1418,
  "BSTAR": 0.00029476,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001851,
  "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-00297
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/68596

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