Key statistics
Satellite KUIPER-00117 at a glance.
Uptime
20
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
51.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KUIPER-00117.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KUIPER-00117
International designator: 2025-228C
Object number (NORAD): 65949
Object ID (CCSDS): 65949
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.81 minutes
Inclination: 51.8804 deg
SMA: 6838.992 km
Apoapsis: 465.023 km
Periapsis: 456.69 km
RAAN: 214.4852 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006092
Argument of periapsis: 200.5037 deg
Mean anomaly: 159.5706 deg
Mean motion: 15.35022195 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00019572 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00057667 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KUIPER-00117
TLE line 1: 1 65949U 25228C 25306.48269176 .00019572 00000-0 57667-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 65949 51.8804 214.4852 0006092 200.5037 159.5706 15.35022195 4236
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KUIPER-00117.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Third of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board.
KUIPER-00117 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-03)’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 14, 2025, 1:58 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-03)
Agency: Kuiper Systems LLC
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 14, 2025, 1:58 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch six missions in one week
Following the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX is set to continue… The post Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch six missions in one week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX poised to launch 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays
The launch comes following several stormy days across Florida’s Space Coast. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EDT (0008 UTC).
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon from Cape Canaveral
This is the third and final launch that Amazon booked onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:34 p.m. EDT (0134 UTC).
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