▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8815°
Eccentricity	0.0007754
Period	93.7 min
Apogee	462 km
Perigee	451 km
Mean motion	15.36540867 rev/day
RAAN	303.9116°
Arg of perigee	8.3826°
Mean anomaly	351.7289°
B*	6.2527e-4
Rev at epoch	425

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 69596U 26140E 26187.83664801 .00022343 00000-0 62527-3 0 9997

2 69596 51.8815 303.9116 0007754 8.3826 351.7289 15.36540867 4259

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00493",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-140E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:04:46.388+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.36540867,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0007754,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8815,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 303.9116,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 8.3826,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 351.7289,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 69596,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 425,
  "BSTAR": 0.00062527,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00022343,
  "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-00493
Operator	Kuiper Systems LLCHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jun 17, 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

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