30 rows, 2019 to 2025 · as of
Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, from 2019 to 2025: the FCC license, first launches, service targets and deals, each row dated and sourced.
The tracker keeps today's satellite count, the latest launches and the FCC deadlines on one page; the other years are on Amazon Leo in 2026. Every row here is also in the full CSV.
Launches and rockets
- launched
LA-04: first launch under the Amazon Leo name
An Atlas V launched 27 satellites, the first mission after Project Kuiper was renamed Amazon Leo. That left about 180 satellites in orbit, the figure Amazon gave the FCC in January 2026.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KF-03: last of the first three Falcon 9 missions
Falcon 9 launched 24 satellites on the evening of 13 October US Eastern time (14 October UTC), completing the first Falcon 9 batch. Amazon later bought 10 more Falcon 9 launches, none of which had flown by 2026-10-25.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KA-03: 27 satellites on Atlas V
An Atlas V launched 27 satellites. Two have since reentered (2026-02-08 and 2026-07-27, CelesTrak), leaving 25 in orbit.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KF-02: 24 satellites on Falcon 9; fleet passes 100
Falcon 9 launched 24 more satellites, taking the production fleet past 100. All 24 were still in orbit on 2026-10-25 (CelesTrak).
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KF-01: first of three SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for Amazon
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 24 satellites, the first of three Falcon 9 missions Amazon bought in December 2023. One satellite from this batch reentered on 2026-07-28 (CelesTrak).
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KA-02: 27 more satellites on Atlas V
The second Atlas V production mission added 27 satellites. One of them reentered on 2026-03-02, according to CelesTrak.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
KA-01: first 27 production satellites launched
An Atlas V carried the first full batch of 27 production satellites from Cape Canaveral, starting full-scale deployment. Amazon said it had contact with all 27.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
Two prototype satellites ride an Atlas V to orbit
ULA's Atlas V launched Amazon's first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, from Cape Canaveral. Amazon said within 30 days that every major system worked, then lowered both; CelesTrak lists them as reentered on 2024-09-29 and 2025-04-29.
Source: ulalaunch.com · checked
FCC decisions and filings
- announced
FCC lets Kuiper start operating before a final ITU interference finding
The FCC's Space Bureau granted Kuiper a partial waiver so it could begin operations before receiving the International Telecommunication Union's favorable finding on power limits that protect geostationary satellites.
Removed a paperwork hurdle that could otherwise have delayed service once enough satellites were up.
Source: FCC document DA-24-376A1 · checked
- announced
FCC trims the first-generation system to 3,232 satellites
The FCC approved Kuiper's request to modify its orbital parameters, reducing the authorized first-generation system from 3,236 to 3,232 satellites.
A technical change only; it set the 1,616-satellite target (half of 3,232) that applied in July 2026.
Source: FCC document DA-26-553A1 · checked
- announced
FCC approves Kuiper's orbital debris plan, clearing deployment
The FCC's International Bureau approved Kuiper's updated orbital debris mitigation plan, a condition of the 2020 license, with added reporting and coordination conditions.
This was the last FCC condition before Amazon could start launching production satellites.
Source: FCC document DA-23-114A1 · checked
- announced
FCC authorizes Amazon's 3,236-satellite Kuiper system
The full Commission authorized Kuiper to deploy 3,236 Ka-band satellites: 784 at 590 km, 1,296 at 610 km and 1,156 at 630 km, covering roughly 56°N to 56°S. Half had to be launched and operating by 30 July 2026 and all by 30 July 2029. Amazon said it would invest more than $10 billion.
The 56° coverage limit means the first-generation design cannot serve most of Alaska; the 2026 polar authorization is what would change that.
Source: FCC document FCC-20-102A1 · checked
- announced
Kuiper files its FCC application for 3,236 satellites
Amazon's Kuiper Systems asked the FCC for authority to operate 3,236 satellites at 590, 610 and 630 km. The application said service would begin once the first 578 satellites were launched.
Amazon's own plan set 578 satellites as the starting line for service, a useful yardstick against today's count.
Source: FCC document FCC-20-102A1 · checked
Service targets and hardware
Status key: Confirmed: Stated by the company itself (its own pages, terms or filings), checked on the date shown.Announced: The company has announced it, but it is not live or available yet.
- announced
Leo Nano, Pro and Ultra: final terminal line-up
With the rename, Amazon named its terminals Leo Nano (7 x 7 in, up to 100 Mbps down), Leo Pro (11 x 11 in, up to 400 Mbps) and Leo Ultra (20 x 30 in, up to 1 Gbps down and 400 Mbps up). Ultra, revealed in final form on 24 November 2025, is aimed at businesses.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Enterprise preview begins: select businesses test Amazon Leo
Amazon began shipping Leo Pro and Leo Ultra units to select business customers in a private enterprise preview, ahead of what it called a broader commercial rollout in 2026.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
At its first full launch, Amazon targets service 'later this year' (2025)
Amazon said it expected to begin delivering service to customers later in 2025. It repeated the goal in September 2025 when JetBlue signed on.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon targets beta tests with early customers by end of 2024
Before the prototype launch, Amazon said production satellites would launch in the first half of 2024 and beta testing with early commercial customers would follow by the end of 2024.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon shows three customer terminal designs
Amazon unveiled engineering models of three terminals: a standard antenna under 11 inches square (up to 400 Mbps), a 7-inch ultra-compact one (up to 100 Mbps) and a 19 x 30 inch high-bandwidth one (up to 1 Gbps).
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
Company, business-deal and BEAD rows
Status key: Confirmed: Stated by the company itself (its own pages, terms or filings), checked on the date shown.Announced: The company has announced it, but it is not live or available yet.
- announced
Project Kuiper is renamed Amazon Leo
Amazon retired the Project Kuiper code name and adopted Amazon Leo as the permanent brand, with leo.amazon.com for sign-ups. It said it had more than 150 satellites in orbit.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Q3 2025 results: 150+ satellites and a 1 Gbps downlink demo
Amazon's Q3 2025 earnings said the fleet had passed 150 satellites, that it had demonstrated downlink speeds above 1 Gbps, and that it had signed JetBlue, Australia's NBN and Kazakhtelecom.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon adds 10 Falcon 9 launches and firms up 24 New Glenn launches
In late 2025 Amazon bought 10 more SpaceX Falcon 9 launches and converted options so it had 24 firm New Glenn launches, taking its manifest past 100 launches.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Kazakhtelecom to bring Kuiper to Kazakhstan
Kazakhtelecom agreed to use Kuiper to connect households, businesses and schools in Kazakhstan.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
JetBlue picks Kuiper for in-flight Wi-Fi from 2027
JetBlue became the first airline to sign for Kuiper, for select aircraft starting in 2027.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Australia's NBN Co picks Kuiper to replace its Sky Muster satellite service
NBN Co said it would offer wholesale Kuiper broadband to more than 300,000 premises in regional Australia, and that Amazon planned to launch service in Australia from mid-2026.
Source: nbnco.com.au · checked
- announced
Vrio (DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Brasil) to sell Kuiper to homes in 7 countries
Vrio agreed to offer Kuiper service to residential customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Prototype mission ends; both test satellites deorbited
Amazon began actively lowering KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 at the end of the test mission. CelesTrak records their reentry on 2024-09-29 and 2025-04-29.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon buys three SpaceX Falcon 9 launches
Amazon contracted three Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX to supplement its other rockets; they flew as KF-01 to KF-03 in July to October 2025.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to distribute Kuiper in Japan
NTT, NTT DOCOMO, NTT Com and SKY Perfect JSAT formed a strategic collaboration to offer Kuiper to enterprises and government in Japan.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Vodafone and Vodacom to use Kuiper for cell-tower backhaul
Amazon said it was partnering with Vodafone in Europe and Vodacom in Africa to connect remote 4G/5G towers over Kuiper.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon books up to 83 launches, the largest commercial launch buy
Amazon signed for 38 Vulcan, 18 Ariane 6 and 12 New Glenn launches (plus 15 New Glenn options), on top of nine Atlas V launches bought in 2021.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
The CSV, column by column
The full log holds every year's rows under CC BY 4.0. Its columns:
id- Stable row id; it never changes, even when a row is corrected.
date- Event date, YYYY-MM-DD. When the source only gives a month or quarter, this is the first day of it (see date_precision).
date_precision- How precise the date is: day, month, quarter or year.
category- One of: launch, regulatory (FCC), service, product, company, partnership (business deals), bead, starlink-context.
network- amazon_leo, or starlink for the starlink-context rows, which are context only and not Amazon Leo news.
title- One-line summary of the event.
status- How sure the row is: confirmed (the company or the FCC says so), announced, planned, reported (press or tracker only), unconfirmed, not-announced, derived (our calculation) or conflict.
value- The row's main figure or short statement as recorded (for example satellites launched). Empty when nothing is published.
unit- Unit of value, when it has one.
what_happened- What happened, in plain words.
why_it_matters- What it changes, if anything, for a US household.
source_url- The primary source we cite for the row.
source_type- Whether the cited source is the company or regulator itself (Amazon, the FCC, a launch provider about its own launch) or a secondary source (press, trackers).
verified_at- The date we last checked the row against its source, YYYY-MM-DD.
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How these facts were checked
Every row comes from our dated research file and names its primary source: Amazon's own pages, FCC documents, or the launch provider about its own launch. Rows from the press carry a "Reported" label, and each row shows the day its source was read. Starlink rows are context only. Read the editorial policy.
FCC orders and Census data files are fixed public records whose text can't change, so the "Facts checked" date leaves them out. We read them on Oct 25, 2026; each one is listed at the foot of the page.
Where each fact comes from
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satell… (primary source) · checked
- ulalaunch.com/missions/missions-details/2023/10/06/united-launc… (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-376A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-114A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-102A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-satellite-internet-u… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satell… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-protot… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/heres-your-first-look… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/project-kuiper-becomes-amazon-l… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2025-report (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-plans-double-launch-… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/innovation/2025/9/kazakhtelecom-announces… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/jetblue-amazon-projec… (primary source) · checked
- nbnco.com.au/corporate-information/media-centre/media-statement… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/2024/6/vrio-to-offer-project-kuiper-satel… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-project-kuiper… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-project-kuiper… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/2023/11/amazons-project-kuiper-and-ntt-sk… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/how-kuiper-extends-ce… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/2022/4/amazon-secures-up-to-83-launches-f… (primary source) · checked