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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 80 to deploy our constellation.

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

Upcoming missions

LE-01: Amazon Leo’s next mission set for Feb. 12

Arianespace facility showing satellite dish integration process

Arianespace prepares the Ariane 64 rocket ahead of Amazon Leo’s LE-01 mission. Photo by Arianespace

Arianespace is targeting Thursday, Feb. 12 for our Leo Europe 1 (LE-01) mission. This first mission with Arianespace will launch on Ariane 64, the more powerful, four-booster variant of the Ariane 6 rocket, and send another 32 satellites to low Earth orbit, bringing the total number of Amazon Leo spacecraft launched to date to 212 satellites. The mission will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, and exact launch timing will be announced closer to the mission. LE-01 is the first of 18 missions with Arianespace, the first heavy‑lift launch on our 2026 manifest, and Amazon Leo’s eighth mission overall.

Mission No. 8
Mission name: Leo Europe 1 (LE-01)
Launch vehicle: Arianespace Ariane 64
Launch date/time: Thursday, February 12, 2026 (exact time to be announced closer to launch)
Number of satellites: 32
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana

Amazon Leo missions to date

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

Completed missions

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

Space launch vehicle igniting engines on launchpad

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

SpaceX launched Amazon’s third batch of satellites on July 16 as part of Project Kuiper

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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Learn more about Amazon Leo.

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.