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- United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2026 The anticipated launch will be the first for the heavy-lift rocket since a mid-flight nozzle failure on a solid rocket booster. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
- Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix European Spaceflight · 15 Oct 2026 Arianespace has announced that the next Ariane 6 launch will take place no earlier than 23 November, marking the rocket’s return to flight after ground testing reportedly revealed an issue with one of its turbopumps. The...
- Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2026 Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space will prototype and test connections to the SpaceX-built data network backbone
- Atlas V Launches More Amazon Leos with Only Six Starliner Flights Left on the Books SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Jul 2026 United Launch Alliance sent another batch of Amazon Leo satellites into orbit today. Except for six rockets under contract to Boeing for Starliner missions, it was the last launch of
- Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2026 An Atlas 5 lifted off July 2 carrying a set of Amazon Leo satellites in the final launch by that vehicle to carry a satellite payload.
- Live coverage: ULA to launch final Atlas 5 rocket supporting Amazon Leo’s broadband internet satellite constellation Spaceflight Now · 1 Jul 2026 The Leo Atlas 8 mission is also the final flight of an Atlas 5 551 configuration. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:24 a.m. EDT (0424 UTC).
- Upgraded Ariane 6 launches Amazon Leo satellites SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2026 An Ariane 6 with upgraded solid rocket boosters successfully launched three dozen Amazon Leo satellites June 17 as ESA weighs options for increasing the vehicle’s launch rate.
- Live coverage: Arianespace to launch its heaviest payload to date with Amazon Leo flight Spaceflight Now · 17 Jun 2026 The Leo Europe 03 mission will see Arianespace send a batch of 36 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is scheduled during a window that opens up at 8:53 a.m. Kouro...
- FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2026 Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a temporary loss of spectrum priority that could give SpaceX and other rivals more leverage i...
- Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 Amazon will fly its largest number of broadband satellites to date later this month on the first Ariane 6 launch to use upgraded boosters.
- Live coverage: ULA to launch 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 May 2026 The Leo Atlas 07 mission is the second to last flight that Amazon booked on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 7:...
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 May 2026 The explosion happened at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC) during a static fire test of the rocket at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was slated to launch a mission for Amazon Leo as soon as Jun...
- Launch Preview: Starlink and Amazon Leo missions fill manifest NASASpaceflight · 25 May 2026 Six orbital launches are expected worldwide this week, headlined by four Falcon 9 Starlink missions…
- Arianespace Launches Another 32 Amazon LEO Satellites Aboard Ariane 6 European Spaceflight · 30 Apr 2026 European launch services provider Arianespace has successfully launched a second mission for Amazon, deploying 32 satellites for the company’s Amazon LEO constellation aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. The rocket, launched in i...
- Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy returns, Atlas V and Ariane 6 to launch Amazon Leo satellites NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2026 Six launches are expected from Florida, California, and French Guiana this week, with SpaceX scheduled…
- Live coverage: ULA to launch 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2026 The mission, dubbed Amazon Leo 6 by United Launch Alliance and Leo Atlas 6 (LA-06) by Amazon Leo, is the 10th batch of production satellites launched to orbit. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is...
- Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2026 An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation April 4 as the company seeks to accelerate deployment of its spacecraft.
- Live coverage: ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket to launch its heaviest payload ever with next Amazon Leo mission Spaceflight Now · 3 Apr 2026 Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Saturday at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC), weather permitting.
- SpaceX Files FCC Complaint Over Ariane 64 Amazon LEO Launch European Spaceflight · 3 Apr 2026 In a complaint filed with the FCC on 1 April, US launch services provider SpaceX accused Amazon and its launch partner, Arianespace, of deploying 32 satellites into a higher orbit than authorised during a February Ariane...
- Amazon Leo targets faster deployment cadence as deadline pressure mounts SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2026 Amazon vowed to double the annual launch rate for its low Earth orbit broadband constellation to more than 20 missions, hinging largely on rockets yet to prove themselves at scale.
- Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space SpaceDaily · 13 Feb 2026 Kourou (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink. The launch from Europe's spa...
- First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2026 The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of Amazon Leo broadband satellites into orbit on the vehicle’s inaugural launch Feb. 12.
- Highlights of first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters ESA · 12 Feb 2026 At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
- Arianespace Launches First Four-Booster Ariane 6 Rocket European Spaceflight · 12 Feb 2026 The first flight of Ariane 64, the more powerful four-booster variant of the Ariane 6 rocket, has been successfully launched from French Guiana. The rocket carried 32 satellites for the Amazon LEO constellation, formerly...
- Liftoff power: launch of first Ariane 6 with four boosters ESA · 12 Feb 2026 At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
- Inaugural Ariane 64 to launch Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou NASASpaceflight · 12 Feb 2026 Arianespace is set to launch the most powerful configuration of its Ariane 6 vehicle for…
- FCC approves thousands more Amazon Leo satellites as Gen 1 deadline looms SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Amazon received approval Feb. 10 to deploy thousands more broadband satellites, weeks after seeking relief from a July milestone for its first-generation network after reaching only about 11% of the required deployment.
- Amazon Leo nets anchor maritime resellers SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 Amazon announced its first LEO maritime broadband reseller agreements Feb. 10, as it prepares to deploy another batch of satellites this week on the inaugural flight of Europe’s Ariane 64 rocket.
- Arianespace to begin Amazon Leo launches in February SpaceNews · 15 Jan 2026 Arianespace will begin launches for its largest commercial customer in February as it works to ramp up its flight rate and attract additional business.
- Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo ahead of LEO broadband service debut SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Project Kuiper has shed its seven-year-old code name, emerging as Amazon Leo Nov. 13 as the company nears the start of initial broadband services from the low Earth orbit constellation next year.