▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8794°
Eccentricity	0.0002954
Period	94.0 min
Apogee	474 km
Perigee	470 km
Mean motion	15.31447492 rev/day
RAAN	334.4220°
Arg of perigee	258.8119°
Mean anomaly	101.2533°
B*	-5.7177e-4
Rev at epoch	1,033

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68942U 26098Z 26187.68362685 -.00017946 00000-0 -57177-3 0 9991

2 68942 51.8794 334.4220 0002954 258.8119 101.2533 15.31447492 10339

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00440",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098Z",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:24:25.36+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.31447492,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002954,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8794,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 334.422,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 258.8119,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 101.2533,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68942,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1033,
  "BSTAR": -0.00057177,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00017946,
  "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-00440
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/68942

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