NET late Q3.
United Launch Alliance / MISSION BRIEFING
Amazon Leo (LV-01)
Vulcan VC6L · Communications
TBD
LAUNCH TIMETBDTiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · United Launch Alliance
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. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.
- Mission
- Amazon Leo (LV-01)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Read source update
NET Q3.
No more ULA (Vulcan) launches for 2025.
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Added launch.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Vulcan VC6LUnited Launch Alliance · United StatesVulcan Centaur is a two-stage-to-orbit, heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2014. It is principally designed to meet launch demands for the U.S. government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for use by the United States Space Force and U.S. intelligence agencies for national security satellite launches. It will replace both of ULA's existing launchers (Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy) in this role, as these launchers are retiring.
Payload
Amazon Leo (LV-01)
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.58341°
- Longitude
- -80.58304°
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
arstechnica.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
spacenews.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
arstechnica.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCOfficial mission updatehigh · P100
www.ulalaunch.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 02:52 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.