▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8781°
Eccentricity	0.0002991
Period	93.7 min
Apogee	460 km
Perigee	456 km
Mean motion	15.36058491 rev/day
RAAN	332.2675°
Arg of perigee	228.6942°
Mean anomaly	131.3787°
B*	2.2373e-3
Rev at epoch	1,038

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68946U 26098AD 26187.92070700 .00080256 00000-0 22373-2 0 9997

2 68946 51.8781 332.2675 0002991 228.6942 131.3787 15.36058491 10381

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00452",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-098AD",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:05:49.085+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.36058491,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002991,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8781,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 332.2675,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 228.6942,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 131.3787,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68946,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1038,
  "BSTAR": 0.0022373,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00080256,
  "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-00452
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/68946

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