▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8729°
Eccentricity	0.0009233
Period	94.1 min
Apogee	482 km
Perigee	469 km
Mean motion	15.30121854 rev/day
RAAN	147.2404°
Arg of perigee	25.0544°
Mean anomaly	9.0225°
B*	-7.8020e-2
Rev at epoch	527

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68872U 26095J 26188.08336806 -.02084250 00000-0 -78020-1 0 9993

2 68872 51.8729 147.2404 0009233 25.0544 9.0225 15.30121854 5276

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00459",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-095J",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.30121854,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0009233,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8729,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 147.2404,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 25.0544,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 9.0225,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68872,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 527,
  "BSTAR": -0.07802,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.0208425,
  "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-00459
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 28, 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/68872

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