▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8939°
Eccentricity	0.0011491
Period	95.8 min
Apogee	565 km
Perigee	549 km
Mean motion	15.03368901 rev/day
RAAN	148.6713°
Arg of perigee	47.9267°
Mean anomaly	291.2819°
B*	-6.6456e-2
Rev at epoch	397

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68879U 26095R 26188.08336806 -.00851051 00000-0 -66456-1 0 9999

2 68879 51.8939 148.6713 0011491 47.9267 291.2819 15.03368901 3973

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00488",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-095R",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.03368901,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0011491,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8939,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 148.6713,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 47.9267,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 291.2819,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68879,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 397,
  "BSTAR": -0.066456,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00851051,
  "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-00488
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/68879

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