52 rows, 2026 · as of
Every Amazon Leo event logged for 2026: launches, FCC decisions, service targets, deals and Starlink context, each with its source and check date.
The tracker keeps today's satellite count, the latest launches and the FCC deadlines on one page; the other years are on Amazon Leo, 2019 to 2025. Every row here is also in the full CSV.
Launches and rockets
Status key: Reported: Reported by a secondary source (press or a tracker), not confirmed by the company.Confirmed: Stated by the company itself (its own pages, terms or filings), checked on the date shown.Planned: A plan or target the company or a filing describes; dates can move.
- expected
LE-04: Ariane 6 with 36 satellites, no earlier than 23 November
Arianespace and Amazon set the fourth Ariane 6 mission for Amazon Leo, with 36 satellites, for no earlier than 23 November 2026 from French Guiana. It would bring Arianespace's total for Amazon to 136.
Source: newsroom.arianespace.com · checked
- expected
LV-01: first Vulcan launch for Amazon Leo, targeted for 13 November
On 28 October 2026 Amazon set its first mission on ULA's Vulcan rocket, LV-01, for Friday 13 November 2026 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, pending range approval. It carries 40 satellites, Amazon's largest Leo payload so far.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
LA-08: last Atlas V launch for Amazon Leo
The ninth and final Atlas V bought for the program launched 29 satellites, bringing the total launched to 398 including the two prototypes. No Amazon Leo launch had happened since, as of 2026-11-03.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
LE-03: 36 satellites, the largest Amazon Leo batch so far
Ariane 64 with upgraded P160C boosters launched 36 satellites, Arianespace's 100th Amazon Leo satellite delivered across three flights.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
- reported
New Glenn explodes in a ground test days before its first Amazon Leo mission
Blue Origin's New Glenn exploded during a static-fire test at Cape Canaveral on the evening of 28 May 2026, ahead of a planned launch of 48 Amazon Leo satellites the following week. The satellites were not on the rocket.
Source: spacepolicyonline.com · checked
- launched
LE-02: second Ariane 64 launches 32 satellites
Arianespace launched 32 more satellites two days after LA-06.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
LA-06: 29 satellites on Atlas V
An Atlas V launched 29 satellites on the evening of 27 April US Eastern time (28 April UTC), the first of four launches in about eight weeks.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- launched
LA-05: Atlas V lifts 29 satellites, its heaviest payload
An Atlas V launched 29 satellites instead of 27, after an engine upgrade on the Centaur upper stage made room for a fourth tier on the dispenser.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- reported
Vulcan grounded after a booster anomaly; Amazon's first Vulcan mission has no date
A solid rocket booster underperformed on Vulcan's USSF-87 launch for the US Space Force on 12 February 2026 (the payload still reached its orbit), and ULA has not flown Vulcan since. Vulcan is the rocket for 38 of Amazon's launches; in July ULA told SpacePolicyOnline the next Amazon Leo launch would be on Vulcan but its date was uncertain. In early October Amazon Leo's head told Ars Technica the first Vulcan launch was 'weeks away' (as reported by Light Reading); neither Amazon nor ULA has announced a date.
Update, Oct 28, 2026: superseded by the newer row “LV-01: first Vulcan launch for Amazon Leo, targeted for 13 November”.
Source: spacepolicyonline.com · checked
- launched
LE-01: first Ariane 64 flight carries 32 satellites
Arianespace's first four-booster Ariane 64 launched 32 satellites from French Guiana, the first of 18 Ariane 6 missions Amazon originally booked.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
FCC decisions and filings
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.Our calculation: Our own calculation from the sourced facts shown next to it.
- announced
Amazon's 50% deadline passes with about 392 of 1,616 satellites
The first-generation license required 1,616 satellites in orbit and operating by 30 July 2026. About 392 were in orbit that day (24% of the requirement). Under the June waiver, the license continues, satellites launched afterwards temporarily lose priority, and, under DA 26-553, Amazon must forfeit its surety bond (no FCC record of the forfeiture itself was found).
Amazon Leo is roughly a quarter of the way to its first FCC target and has three years to reach 3,232.
Source: FCC document DA-26-553A1 · checked
- announced
Amazon files for a 5,105-satellite phone-to-satellite system
Amazon said it had applied to the FCC for an Amazon Leo direct-to-device system of up to 5,105 satellites, using spectrum from its planned Globalstar purchase, with deployment from 2028.
This is about phones, not home internet; it does not change when Amazon Leo home service arrives.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
FCC overhauls satellite licensing, including what happens after a missed deadline
The FCC adopted a new 'part 100' framework. Systems in processing rounds keep 6-year (50%) and 9-year (100%) milestones, but missing the 50% milestone now moves a system to a later processing-round year instead of capping it. Existing licensees may opt in.
General rule change, not an Amazon decision; it follows the same idea as Amazon's June waiver, so a missed milestone no longer threatens a half-built network.
Source: FCC document FCC-26-47A1 · checked
- announced
FCC grants Amazon blanket licences to operate Leo user terminals in the US
The FCC's Space Bureau granted Kuiper Systems two blanket earth-station licences covering the US and its possessions: one for fixed user terminals (E260062) and one for earth stations in motion (E260060). On 2026-08-19 it granted modifications that list three Kuiper terminal antenna types (0.158 m, 0.185 m and 0.366 m) for fixed use and add an in-motion blanket covering US territorial waters.
These are the station licences Amazon needs to run customer terminals on its network in the US. They are not the separate FCC equipment authorization that Amazon's own site says its devices still lack before they can be sold or leased, so they do not mean home service or sales have started.
Source: FCC document DOC-422438A1 · checked
- announced
FCC waives Amazon's July 2026 deadline, with conditions
Instead of extending the deadline, the FCC's Space Bureau waived the rule that would have capped Amazon's license at the satellites in orbit on 30 July 2026. Satellites launched after that date temporarily lose interference priority until 30 March 2028 (or 30 October 2027 with a certification, or until half the constellation is up), Amazon must forfeit its surety bond if it misses the 30 July 2026 milestone (it did; no FCC record of the forfeiture itself was found), and the 30 July 2029 deadline for all 3,232 stands.
Amazon can keep building the full network, so a missed deadline does not end Amazon Leo; the FCC also noted SpaceX is the only company serving US consumers from low orbit.
Source: FCC document DA-26-553A1 · checked
- announced
FCC approves Amazon's second-generation and polar systems: 4,504 more satellites
The FCC's Space Bureau authorized a Gen2 system of 3,212 satellites (590, 610 and 630 km) and a Polar system of 1,292 satellites (600, 620 and 650 km at 66 to 82 degrees), plus extra Ka- and V-band frequencies. Half of each must be in orbit by 10 February 2032 and all by 10 February 2035.
Polar shells are what would let Amazon Leo reach high-latitude places such as most of Alaska, but that coverage is years away.
Source: FCC document DA-26-553A1 · checked
- announced
Amazon asks the FCC for two more years to reach half its constellation
With 180 satellites in orbit, Amazon asked the FCC to move its 30 July 2026 deadline for 1,616 satellites to 30 July 2028, or to waive it. It projected about 700 satellites by July 2026, citing late rockets. SpaceX opposed.
Amazon's own forecast of about 700 satellites by July 2026 was missed by roughly 300, a sign its schedules depend on rockets it does not control.
Source: FCC document DA-26-553A1 · checked
Service targets and hardware
Status key: Announced: The company has announced it, but it is not live or available yet.Confirmed: Stated by the company itself (its own pages, terms or filings), checked on the date shown.Reported: Reported by a secondary source (press or a tracker), not confirmed by the company.Not announced: The company has not announced this.
- announced
Amazon's Q3 2026 results: initial service still 'later this year', no date
Amazon's third-quarter 2026 results release, published on 29 October 2026, said Amazon 'remains on track to begin initial service' of Amazon Leo 'later this year'. It gave no date, named no locations and published no US plan or price. The same highlight said AT&T will be the first major US telecom provider to offer Leo connectivity to enterprise and public-sector customers.
Source: s2.q4cdn.com · checked
- announced
Prices: no Amazon Leo service plan or terminal price has been published
Amazon has published speeds and sizes for its Leo Nano, Pro and Ultra terminals but no consumer plan prices, data limits or terminal prices. The only cost figure Amazon has given is a 2023 goal to make its standard terminal for under $400 each, a production cost, not a retail price.
Source: leo.amazon.com · checked
- announced
Status check: no US consumer service, no prices, terminals not yet FCC-authorized
On 25 October 2026 the US Amazon Leo site said 'A new era of internet is coming' and offered only a 'Join the list' sign-up for updates. Its footer said the terminals have not been authorized under FCC rules and may not be sold or leased until they are. No plan, price or service date is published.
Source: leo.amazon.com · checked
- announced
US Army demo: Leo Pro hits peak downloads above 400 Mbps
At Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the Army's C5ISR Center tested Amazon Leo with a Leo Pro antenna; Amazon said a laptop reached peak download speeds above 400 Mbps as new satellites passed overhead.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- reported
Amazon Leo executives: initial service still planned for 2026; no price yet; Prime bundles possible
In an Ars Technica interview reported by Broadband Breakfast (2026-10-09) and Light Reading (2026-10-12), Amazon Leo's head Rajeev Badyal and VP Chris Weber said initial service is still planned for later in 2026 without giving a date, that launches would resume within weeks with at least three more in 2026 (a Vulcan first, then an Ariane 6, then more Vulcans), and that Leo might be paired with Amazon Prime, eero routers, Fire TV or Ring. No price, plan or bundle was announced.
Source: broadbandbreakfast.com · checked
- announced
Amazon Leo is being tested by employees and select businesses
Amazon said Leo was being tested with employees and select enterprise customers in a private preview, and that it expected to begin rolling out initial service in certain locations later in 2026.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon: nearly 400 satellites are enough to begin initial service this year
In its Q2 2026 results, Amazon said four more launches had brought Leo to nearly 400 satellites, enough to begin initial satellite internet service in 2026. Two weeks earlier it said initial service would cover 'certain latitudes'.
Source: s2.q4cdn.com · checked
- announced
Aviation antenna for airliners announced
Amazon introduced the Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna, a Leo Ultra-based airline terminal with up to 1 Gbps down and 400 Mbps up.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Jassy: Amazon Leo 'officially scheduled to launch in mid-2026'
In his annual shareholder letter, Amazon's CEO said Leo was officially scheduled to launch in mid-2026, claimed uplink about six to eight times better and downlink about two times better than what customers have now, and a lower cost than alternatives.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon: 2026 rollout will start at northern and southern latitudes
Amazon said Leo would begin rolling out to customers in 2026 once it had more satellites, starting in northern and southern latitudes and expanding gradually toward the Equator.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
Company, business-deal and BEAD rows
Status key: Reported: Reported by a secondary source (press or a tracker), not confirmed by the company.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
Amazon reports Q3 2026 results on 29 October
Amazon released its third-quarter 2026 results on 29 October 2026; the release set the conference call for 2:00 p.m. PT that day.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon has built more than 1,000 satellites
Amazon said it had manufactured more than 1,000 Leo satellites, while about 392 were in orbit.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Uztelecom's UZ-SAT to distribute Amazon Leo in Uzbekistan
UZ-SAT, a Uztelecom subsidiary, will be an authorized distributor of Amazon Leo in Uzbekistan.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon: AT&T is the first major US carrier offering Leo to business customers
Amazon said AT&T was the first major US telecommunications provider to offer Amazon Leo satellite broadband to its business customers, and that Leo had more than 20 partners.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon adds six Ariane 6 launches, from 18 to 24
Amazon ordered six more Ariane 64 launches, bringing its Arianespace total to 24; Arianespace said the new flights begin in 2029.
Source: newsroom.arianespace.com · checked
- reported
AT&T Business expands its Amazon Leo deal; availability and prices still to come
AT&T announced further agreements with AWS and Amazon Leo to offer business customers satellite connectivity combined with its fiber and 5G networks. AT&T said details on service availability, pricing and product configurations would be announced 'in the coming months', after a phased deployment.
Source: satellitetoday.com · checked
- announced
NTIA approves the last of 56 state BEAD plans
NTIA approved the final state and territory BEAD plans, completing all 56. The announcement mentions satellite BEAD projects in Virginia but does not list Amazon's awards.
Source: ntia.gov · checked
- announced
Herotel to sell Amazon Leo home internet in South Africa from 2027
South Africa's Herotel will launch a residential service called evry, powered by Amazon Leo, expected commercially in 2027.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
NTIA lists Kuiper with Starlink as LEO providers it reviewed for BEAD
NTIA's BEAD FAQ says it reviewed the financial capacity of the two low-orbit providers, Starlink and Kuiper, and would issue a letter states could rely on.
Source: broadbandusa.ntia.gov · checked
- announced
Q1 2026 results: 250+ satellites after the tenth launch
Amazon's Q1 2026 release said its tenth launch had brought Leo to 250+ satellites in orbit, with 20+ more launches planned over the next year, and listed the Globalstar, Apple, Delta, Vodafone and DP World Tour agreements.
Source: s2.q4cdn.com · checked
- announced
DP World Tour golf events to use Amazon Leo
The DP World Tour will use Amazon Leo at its tournaments, starting in 2026.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon agrees to buy Globalstar and signs Apple satellite deal
Amazon agreed to acquire Globalstar, adding satellite-to-phone spectrum for a planned Amazon Leo direct-to-device system from 2028, and signed an agreement to power satellite features on supported iPhone and Apple Watch models. Closing is expected in 2027, subject to approvals.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Delta to put Amazon Leo Wi-Fi on 500 aircraft from 2028
Delta will begin installing Amazon Leo in 2028 on an initial 500 aircraft, free for SkyMiles members.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Amazon plans to double its launch rate to 20+ missions in year two
With more than 200 satellites up and over 200 more stacked and ready, Amazon said it planned more than 20 missions in its second year of deployment, including the first on New Glenn (48 satellites each) and Vulcan (40 each), and that its factory can build up to 30 satellites a week.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Vodafone and Vodacom sign to connect remote masts via Amazon Leo
Vodafone will use Amazon Leo to connect remote 4G/5G sites in Germany and other European countries, then Africa via Vodacom, with the first sites expected in 2026.
Source: vodafone.com · checked
- announced
Vanu to use Amazon Leo for rural cell sites in Africa
Vanu will use Amazon Leo as cellular backhaul, starting in South Africa.
Source: aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
First maritime resellers: ELCOME and MTN
Amazon Leo signed its first maritime reseller agreements, with ELCOME and MTN, using Leo Pro and Leo Ultra antennas.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- announced
Q4 2025 results: about $1 billion more spent on Leo in Q1 2026
Amazon's guidance for Q1 2026 included about $1 billion of higher year-over-year Amazon Leo costs as it scaled up in 2026.
Source: s2.q4cdn.com · checked
- announced
AT&T to deliver Amazon Leo fixed broadband to US business customers
AT&T, AWS and Amazon Leo announced that AT&T will work with Amazon Leo to deliver fixed broadband to business customers in areas where it is needed.
Source: press.aboutamazon.com · checked
- reported
Amazon tells the FCC 27 states picked it for over 400,000 BEAD locations
In its milestone filing, Amazon said it had secured almost $300 million under the federal BEAD program and that 27 states had chosen Amazon Leo to connect over 400,000 remote locations.
Source: cdn.geekwire.com · checked
Starlink rows, for context
- announced
Starship puts the first 26 Starlink V3 satellites into orbit
On its 14th flight, Starship reached orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, which SpaceX said would check out and raise their orbits before serving customers. On Flight 13 (24 July 2026) it had deployed 20 V3 satellites on a suborbital test; those reentered as planned.
Starlink's next-generation satellites are starting to arrive, so the network Leo must catch is still growing in capacity.
Source: spacex.com · checked
- announced
SpaceX reports 12.0 million Starlink subscribers worldwide
SpaceX's first quarterly results as a public company said Starlink reached 12.0 million subscribers at 30 June 2026, double a year earlier and up 1.7 million in the quarter. SpaceX does not give a US-only figure in this release.
Starlink is a mature service with millions of users; Amazon Leo has none in the consumer market yet.
Source: s21.q4cdn.com · checked
- announced
FCC approves 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites (15,000 total)
The FCC's Space Bureau authorized a second tranche of 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, for 15,000 in total, deferring the rest of SpaceX's 29,988-satellite request. Half of the Gen2 system must be up by 1 December 2028.
Starlink's approved ceiling is about twice Amazon Leo's total authorization, so the capacity gap is likely to persist for years.
Source: FCC document DA-26-36A1 · checked
- announced
Starlink moves satellites to lower shells near 480 km
SpaceX's VP of Starlink engineering said on 1 January 2026, as reported by Engadget, that about 4,400 satellites at about 550 km would be lowered to about 480 km during 2026. The FCC's 9 January 2026 order separately authorized Starlink Gen2 satellites at 525, 530 and 535 km to move to 480, 485 and 475 km.
A safety-driven reshuffle of the network Amazon competes with; Starlink did not tie it to any change in customer service.
Source: FCC document DA-26-36A1 · 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
- newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-36-amazon-leo-sa… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satell… (primary source) · checked
- spacepolicyonline.com/news/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-explod… (secondary report) · checked
- spacepolicyonline.com/news/atlas-v-launches-more-amazon-leos-wi… (secondary report) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-553A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-direct-to-device-sat… (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-47A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-422438A1.pdf (primary source) · checked
- s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_earnings/2026/q3/earnings-resu… (primary source) · checked
- leo.amazon.com (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/2026/10/u-s-army-c5isr-completes-successf… (primary source) · checked
- broadbandbreakfast.com/amazon-leo-aiming-to-sway-consumers-from… (secondary report) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-uzbekistan (primary source) · checked
- s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_earnings/2026/q2/earnings-resu… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-aviation-antenna-gig… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-2025-le… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-arianespace-first-mi… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2026-report (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/stories/how-amazon-leo-builds-satellites (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/united-nations-general-a… (primary source) · checked
- newsroom.arianespace.com/amazon-leo-and-arianespace-strengthen-… (primary source) · checked
- satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2026/09/08/att-business-expands… (secondary report) · checked
- ntia.gov/press-release/2026/closing-digital-divide-once-and-all… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-south-africa-herotel… (primary source) · checked
- broadbandusa.ntia.gov/sites/default/files/2026-06/BEAD_FAQs_v22… (primary source) · checked
- s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_earnings/2026/q1/earnings-resu… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-satellite-internet-p… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-globalstar-apple (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-delta-in-flight-wifi… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-plans-double-launch-… (primary source) · checked
- vodafone.com/news/newsroom/technology/vodafone-amazonleo-sign-a… (primary source) · checked
- aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-vanu-satellite-inter… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/amazon-leo/2026/2/amazons-satellite-inter… (primary source) · checked
- s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_earnings/2025/q4/earnings-resu… (primary source) · checked
- press.aboutamazon.com/2026/2/at-t-aws-and-amazon-leo-collaborat… (primary source) · checked
- cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Leo-Request.pdf (primary source) · checked
- spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-14 (primary source) · checked
- s21.q4cdn.com/184289198/files/doc_financials/2026/q2/SpaceX-Rep… (primary source) · checked
- docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-36A1.pdf (primary source) · checked