▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	51.8809°
Eccentricity	0.0010230
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	469 km
Perigee	455 km
Mean motion	15.34552484 rev/day
RAAN	305.5497°
Arg of perigee	21.1878°
Mean anomaly	338.9530°
B*	6.0120e-4
Rev at epoch	420

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 69597U 26140F 26187.52295361 .00020134 00000-0 60120-3 0 9998

2 69597 51.8809 305.5497 0010230 21.1878 338.9530 15.34552484 4203

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "KUIPER-00496",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-140F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T12:33:03.192+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.34552484,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.001023,
  "INCLINATION": 51.8809,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 305.5497,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 21.1878,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 338.953,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 69597,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 420,
  "BSTAR": 0.0006012,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00020134,
  "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-00496
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.