▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8886°
Eccentricity	0.0015699
Period	96.0 min
Apogee	577 km
Perigee	556 km
Mean motion	15.00117128 rev/day
RAAN	336.0197°
Arg of perigee	209.9776°
Mean anomaly	245.9189°
B*	-8.4585e-3
Rev at epoch	312

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68936U 26098T 26188.08336806 -.00105664 00000-0 -84585-2 0 9992

2 68936 51.8886 336.0197 0015699 209.9776 245.9189 15.00117128 3129

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00431",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098T",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.00117128,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0015699,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8886,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 336.0197,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 209.9776,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 245.9189,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68936,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 312,
  "BSTAR": -0.0084585,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00105664,
  "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-00431
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Apr 30, 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/68936

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