Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our goal is to provide fast, reliable internet to underserved communities. We began building our constellation in April 2025, launching 27 satellites, and plan to deploy over 3,000 satellites across 100+ missions.
Latest Mission Updates
April 4 Amazon expands satellite constellation as LA05 delivers the largest Atlas V LEO payload to date.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another group of Amazon LEO satellites into low Earth orbit at 1.46 a.m. EDT on April 4. This fifth ULA Atlas V launch carried 29 satellites the most on one Atlas V yet raising our total deployed satellites to 241. Engineering improvements with ULA made this increase possible and accelerated deployment.
Atlas V released the satellites at an altitude of 289 miles (465 kilometers) above Earth. After that, our team in Redmond, Washington, checks the satellites’ health and then moves them to their final orbit at 392 miles (630 kilometers), where they become part of our working satellite network.
LA 05 is our fifth ULA mission, ninth overall, and the largest Atlas V launch. We are increasing output as we prepare for two more missions. Further details of those launches will follow soon.
Pending Missions
ULA and ArianeSpace have announced dates for our next two missions, LEO Atlas V (LA 06) and Leo Europe two (LE 02). LA 06 will again carry 29 satellites on Atlas V. We are working with ArianeSpace to raise Ariane 6 capacity, with many satellites ready and several payloads. Already, our Florida and Kourou facilities will share exact launches as each mission nears.
Mission No. 10
Mission name: LA-06 (Leo Atlas 6)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Monday, April 27
Number of satellites: 29
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 11
Mission name: LE-02 (Leo Europe 2)
Launch vehicle: Arianespace Ariane 64
Launch date/time: Tuesday, April 28
Number of satellites: 32
Launch site: Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana
Completed Missions
Mission No. 9
Mission name: LA-05 (Leo Atlas 5)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1:46 a.m. EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 8
Mission name: Leo Europe 1 (LE-01)
Launch vehicle: Arianespace Ariane 64
Launch date/time: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 8:45 a.m. PST | 4:45 p.m. UTC on Thursday, February 12
Number of satellites: 32
Launch site: Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana
Mission No. 7
Mission name: LA-04 (Leo Atlas 4)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 3:28 a.m. EST
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 6
Mission name: KF-03 (Kuiper Falcon 3)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Monday, October 13, 2025, 9:58 p.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 5
Mission name: KA-03 (Kuiper Atlas 3)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 8:09 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 4
Mission name: KF-02 (Kuiper Falcon 2)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Monday, August 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 3
Mission name: KF-01 (Kuiper Falcon 1)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 2:30 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 2
Mission name: KA-02 (Kuiper Atlas 2)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:54 a.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission No. 1
Mission name: KA-01 (Kuiper Atlas 1)
Launch vehicle: ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time: Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:01 p.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 27
Launch site: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Source: Amazon Leo mission updates: Amazon Leo completes ninth mission, two more on deck
