Satellite · NORAD 69278 · COSPAR 2026-118M
KUIPER-00593
- Operator Amazon (Project Kuiper)
- Constellation Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper)
- Country United States
Altitude now
628.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
51.90°
Period
97.2 min
97.2 min
Perigee
622km
Apogee
625km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC (6.9 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
- 45.669° N
- Longitude
- 177.778° W
- Altitude
- 628.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.550 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
- 29 May 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-118
Objects from the same launch · 28
- KUIPER-0028269267PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0038369268PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0052769269PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0056269270PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0057069271PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0057269272PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0058169273PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0058469274PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0058769275PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0059069276PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0059269277PayloadActive
- KUIPER-0059469279PayloadActive
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
- 69278
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-118M
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZR1XZSYH0T4A91AZSJ
- Canonical slug
- kuiper-00593-69278
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.