LowEarth
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Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-06)

Atlas V 551· Space Launch Complex 41· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:53:30 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7273 ever
Go probability
80%
Weather
Cumulus Cloud Rule

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.

Deployed payloads · 29
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