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Amazon Leo mission updates: Launch schedule accelerates with three upcoming missions

Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities beyond the reach of existing networks. Our initial satellite constellation will include more than 3,000 spacecraft, which we began deploying in April 2025 when we sent our first 27 satellites into space. That mission was the first of more than 100 to deploy our constellation.

Everything you need to know about Amazon Leo, Amazon's satellite broadband network

Get answers to your questions about how Amazon will provide internet connectivity from space.

Follow along here for updates on recent and upcoming Amazon Leo missions.

Upcoming mission

LA-05: Amazon Leo's next mission set for Sunday, March 29
United Launch Alliance prepares an Atlas V rocket for Amazon Leo's LA-05 mission. (Photo: ULA)
Amazon's LA-05 (Leo Atlas 5) mission is targeting Sunday, March 29, launching aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission will send another batch of Amazon Leo satellites into space, where they will join the more than 200 Leo satellites already in orbit around the planet.
This mission marks the first time we are flying 29 satellites on Atlas V, up from the previous 27-satellite configuration. The increase reflects joint engineering work with ULA to take advantage of additional performance margin, including updates to the Centaur upper stage and a new four-tier dispenser configuration. With 29 satellites onboard, LA-05 will be the heaviest payload ever flown on an Atlas V. Livestream details will be available closer to the mission.
Mission No. 9
Mission name: LA-05 (Leo Atlas 5)
Launch vehicle:ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time:Sunday, March 29 at 3:53 a.m. EDT
Launch site:Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Additional upcoming missions

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Arianespace have shared target launch dates for two upcoming Amazon Leo missions, Leo Atlas 6 (LA-06) and Leo Europe 2 (LE-02). LA-06 will be our second Atlas V mission to carry 29 satellites, and we are continuing to work with Arianespace to increase payload sizes on Ariane 6 for future missions. We have hundreds of flight-ready satellites, with multiple payloads processed and staged at our facility in Florida, and we are regularly transporting satellites to Kourou for launch with Arianespace. Target launch windows will be shared closer to each mission.
Mission No. 10
Mission name:LA-06 (Leo Atlas 6)
Launch vehicle:ULA Atlas V 551
Launch date/time:Friday, April 24
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 Centre, Kourou, French Guiana

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Completed missions

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 Centre, 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, 9:58 p.m. EDT
Number of satellites: 24
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Kuiper satellites liftoff aboard ULA's Atlas V rocket during the KA-03 missionPhoto by ULA
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
Project Kuiper deployed 24 satellites aboard its KF-01 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX Photo by Image: SpaceX
Mission No. 3
Mission name: KF-01 (Kuiper Falcon 1)
Launch vehicle:SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch date/time:Wednesday, July 16, 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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On November 13, 2025, Project Kuiper was renamed as Amazon Leo. Please note that missions prior to that date use the earlier code name for the program.

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