All Launches
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 551

Amazon Leo (LA-08)

TBDCommunicationsLEO
Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
View Streams
T-MINUS
00
00
Days
:
00
00
Hrs
:
00
00
Min
:
00
00
Sec

Mission Overview

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

Payloads
1
Type
Communications
Vehicle
Atlas V 551
Window
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Rocket

UN
Atlas V 551
United Launch Alliance

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Orbit

LEO·Low Earth Orbit

Launch Window

Opens12:00 AM UTC
Closes12:00 AM UTC

Launch Site Weather

27°CSunny
Wind16 km/h ESE
Humidity63%
Visibility16 km

Track

Share

Share on X

More from United Launch Alliance

All United Launch Alliance launches →