Amazon Leo (LE-03)
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. 36 satellites will be carried on this Ariane 6 launch.
Mission timeline
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Latitude
- 5.256°N
- Longitude
- 52.787°W
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
11:53 AM UTC – 12:22 PM UTC
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.