▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8999°
Eccentricity	0.0001257
Period	97.3 min
Apogee	630 km
Perigee	629 km
Mean motion	14.79928514 rev/day
RAAN	166.8398°
Arg of perigee	338.4941°
Mean anomaly	21.5969°
B*	-5.6645e-6
Rev at epoch	1,042

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 68882U 26095U 26187.14128443 -.00000264 00000-0 -56645-5 0 9990

2 68882 51.8999 166.8398 0001257 338.4941 21.5969 14.79928514 10422

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00500",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-095U",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T03:23:26.975+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.79928514,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001257,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8999,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 166.8398,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 338.4941,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 21.5969,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68882,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1042,
  "BSTAR": -0.0000056645,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000264,
  "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-00500
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

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