Satellite · NORAD 69595 · COSPAR 2026-140D
KUIPER-00490
- Operator Amazon (Project Kuiper)
- Constellation Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper)
- Country United States
Altitude now
629.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
51.90°
Period
97.3 min
97.3 min
Perigee
629km
Apogee
630km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:05 UTC (6.6 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 18.494° N
- Longitude
- 66.460° E
- Altitude
- 629.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.547 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:05 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
- 17 Jun 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-140
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 35
- KUIPER-0042369592PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0042869593PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0048169594PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0049369596PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0049669597PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0051369598PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0051669599PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0051769600PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0052069601PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0052269602PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0052869603PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0053269604PayloadActive
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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 69595
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-140D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZSV7Y7WTWRTJ7ANR4R
- Canonical slug
- kuiper-00490-69595
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.