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Amazon Leo (LA-05)

Atlas V 551United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41
Saturday, April 4, 2026 · 05:46 AM UTC
Mission brief

The mission

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.

PayloadAmazon Leo (LA-05)
OrbitLEO
CustomerAmazon Leo
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, temperature not reported
Flight plan

Mission timeline

30 / 30100%
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.583°N
Longitude
80.583°W

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

95%
Go
Favorable1 active constraints
Weather rules
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
1
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

05:45 AM UTC – 06:14 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Atlas V 551

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Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches175
Successes175
Provider

United Launch Alliance

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USA • Founded 2006

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.