▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8756°
Eccentricity	0.0006615
Period	94.2 min
Apogee	482 km
Perigee	473 km
Mean motion	15.29365026 rev/day
RAAN	332.5995°
Arg of perigee	252.1827°
Mean anomaly	94.2296°
B*	-4.7792e-4
Rev at epoch	549

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68940U 26098X 26188.08336806 -.00014151 00000-0 -47792-3 0 9997

2 68940 51.8756 332.5995 0006615 252.1827 94.2296 15.29365026 5491

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00438",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098X",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:00:03+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.29365026,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0006615,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8756,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 332.5995,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 252.1827,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 94.2296,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68940,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 549,
  "BSTAR": -0.00047792,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00014151,
  "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-00438
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/68940

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