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Amazon Leo mission updates: Next launch with ULA set for December 16
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.
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Upcoming missions
LA-04: Amazon Leo's next mission set for Tuesday, Dec. 16
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Tuesday, Dec. 16 for our Leo Atlas 4 (LA-04) mission. Named LA-04 for Amazon's fourth launch on an Atlas V rocket, the mission will send another 27 satellites to low Earth orbit, bringing the total number of Amazon Leo spacecraft launched to date to 180 satellites. The mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with a launch window opening at 3:28 a.m. EST. The mission marks Amazon Leo's fourth launch on Atlas V and the first as Amazon Leo.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Tuesday, Dec. 16 for our Leo Atlas 4 (LA-04) mission. Named LA-04 for Amazon's fourth launch on an Atlas V rocket, the mission will send another 27 satellites to low Earth orbit, bringing the total number of Amazon Leo spacecraft launched to date to 180 satellites. The mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with a launch window opening at 3:28 a.m. EST. The mission marks Amazon Leo's fourth launch on Atlas V and the first as Amazon Leo.
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
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
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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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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.
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