▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8810°
Eccentricity	0.0003780
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	465 km
Perigee	460 km
Mean motion	15.34426100 rev/day
RAAN	333.9112°
Arg of perigee	224.3894°
Mean anomaly	135.6789°
B*	6.3011e-4
Rev at epoch	1,034

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68943U 26098AA 26187.71727308 .00021012 00000-0 63011-3 0 9994

2 68943 51.8810 333.9112 0003780 224.3894 135.6789 15.34426100 10340

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00442",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098AA",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:12:52.394+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.344261,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000378,
  "INCLINATION": 51.881,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 333.9112,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 224.3894,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 135.6789,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68943,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1034,
  "BSTAR": 0.00063011,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00021012,
  "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-00442
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/68943

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