Satellite · NORAD 68870 · COSPAR 2026-095G
KUIPER-00437
- Operator Amazon (Project Kuiper)
- Constellation Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper)
- Country United States
Altitude now
518.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
51.88°
Period
95.0 min
95.0 min
Perigee
512km
Apogee
521km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC (6.6 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 9.086° N
- Longitude
- 109.093° W
- Altitude
- 518.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.605 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Amazon (Project Kuiper)
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-095
Objects from the same launch · 28
- KUIPER-0029968864PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0035368865PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0035768866PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0036468867PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0037568868PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0043368869PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0044868871PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0045968872PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0046868873PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0047668874PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0047868875PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0048068876PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 68870
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-095G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZPPAFYQWH7PTXCJ6R8
- Canonical slug
- kuiper-00437-68870
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.