KUIPER-00123

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite KUIPER-00123 at a glance.

Uptime

20

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

51.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for KUIPER-00123.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: KUIPER-00123

International designator: 2025-228F

Object number (NORAD): 65952

Object ID (CCSDS): 65952

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 93.989 minutes

Inclination: 51.8804 deg

SMA: 6847.72 km

Apoapsis: 473.08 km

Periapsis: 466.091 km

RAAN: 214.5128 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0005103

Argument of periapsis: 211.068 deg

Mean anomaly: 184.1597 deg

Mean motion: 15.32088084 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00794064 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.027206 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, noon UTC

TLE line 0: 0 KUIPER-00123

TLE line 1: 1 65952U 25228F 25306.50002315 -.00794064 00000-0 -27206-1 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 65952 51.8804 214.5128 0005103 211.0680 184.1597 15.32088084 1303

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite KUIPER-00123.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Third of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board.

KUIPER-00123 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-03)
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

News about space launch
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.

News about space launch
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).

News about space launch
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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