Atlas V 551Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-07)
Launch Time
Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:33 PM UTC
Current Status
Go for Launch
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. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.
Launch Provider
United Launch Alliance
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 551
Launch Date
29 May 2026
Launch Time (Minute)
11:33 PM
Launch Window
29 minutes
Launch Status
Go for Launch
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, Surface Electric Fields Rule
Communications
Low Earth Orbit
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. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.
Credit: Not available
Window Start
11:33 PM
Liftoff (T-0)
11:33 PM
Window End
12:02 AM
United Launch Alliance
Commercial
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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