▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8797°
Eccentricity	0.0003456
Period	94.7 min
Apogee	508 km
Perigee	503 km
Mean motion	15.20099608 rev/day
RAAN	332.9325°
Arg of perigee	204.2677°
Mean anomaly	1.1725°
B*	-6.6058e-2
Rev at epoch	502

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68938U 26098V 26188.08336806 -.01317835 00000-0 -66058-1 0 9994

2 68938 51.8797 332.9325 0003456 204.2677 1.1725 15.20099608 5029

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00434",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098V",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.20099608,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003456,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8797,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 332.9325,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 204.2677,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 1.1725,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68938,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 502,
  "BSTAR": -0.066058,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.01317835,
  "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-00434
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/68938

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