SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amazon Leo (KF-01)
Launched
July 16, 2025 · 06:30 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Amazon Leo (KF-01) launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 16, 2025 at 06:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:18 to 06:45 UTC. It was SpaceX's 539th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 7,004th orbital launch attempt. It was the 448th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 87th this year. Booster B1096 flew for the 1st time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00069, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 23, 2025, was 462 × 470 km inclined 51.9°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceXAmazon Leo
- Booster
- B1096 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at A Shortfall of Gravitas · landed161/162 landed here · 600 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Amazon
- Milestone
- 448th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 87th this yearSpaceX's 539th launch90th this yearhumanity's 7,004th orbital launch attempt155th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Kuiper-00069 · NORAD 64816 · 2025-151 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-151A
- Epoch
- 2025-07-23 14:53:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.35626233 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005975
- Inclination
- 51.8775°
- Ascending node
- 252.1484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 159.2889°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.8341°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 230
- B*
- 0.00078595
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−38MGO for Prop Load
- T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
- T−35MProp Load
- T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
- T−7MEngine Chill
- T−1MTank Press
- T−1MStartup
- T−45SGO for Launch
- T−3SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M27SMECO
- T+2M31SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M39SSES-1
- T+3M26SFairing Separation
- T+6M15SEntry Burn Startup
- T+6M40SEntry Burn Shutdown
- T+8M6SStage 1 Landing Burn
- T+8M30SSECO-1
- T+8M30SStage 1 Landing
- T+52M43SSES-2
- T+52M46SSECO-2
- T+56M18SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+1H3M58SPayload Deployment Sequence End
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 24 payloads; 23 still in orbit
- Kuiper-00069 · NORAD 64816 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00070 · NORAD 64817 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00071 · NORAD 64818 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00072 · NORAD 64819 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00073 · NORAD 64820 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00074 · NORAD 64821 · re-entered July 28, 2026
- Kuiper-00075 · NORAD 64822 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00076 · NORAD 64823 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00077 · NORAD 64824 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00078 · NORAD 64825 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00079 · NORAD 64826 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00080 · NORAD 64827 · in orbit
Show 12 more payloads
- Kuiper-00082 · NORAD 64828 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00083 · NORAD 64829 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00084 · NORAD 64830 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00085 · NORAD 64831 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00086 · NORAD 64832 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00087 · NORAD 64833 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00089 · NORAD 64834 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00090 · NORAD 64835 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00091 · NORAD 64836 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00092 · NORAD 64837 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00093 · NORAD 64838 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00094 · NORAD 64839 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board. 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
322nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 42nd this year · 1,039th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 16, 2:30 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2025 · source
Updating launch weather, 80% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/15/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2025 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/11/2025 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2025 · source
NET July 16 per NOTAMs; payload identity to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2025 · source
NET July.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2025 · source
Adding launch NET mid-2025
Nosu · 12/2/2023 · source
Questions
When did Amazon Leo (KF-01) launch?
Amazon Leo (KF-01) launched on July 16, 2025 at 06:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:18 to 06:45 UTC.
Where can I watch Amazon Leo (KF-01)?
Coverage: SpaceX Project Kuiper (KF-01); GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Project Kuiper (KF-01) - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 16, 2025; Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet service. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amazon Leo (KF-01)?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Amazon Leo (KF-01) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 16, 2:30 AM EDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1096 flew for the 1st time and landed at A Shortfall of Gravitas.
What orbit did Amazon Leo (KF-01) reach?
The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00069, one of 24 catalogued objects, from July 23, 2025, was 462 × 470 km inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Amazon Leo (KF-01) launch?
24 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 23 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Amazon Leo (KF-01) part of?
Amazon Leo. About Amazon Leo