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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 551Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Amazon Leo (LA-08)
Launched
July 2, 2026 · 04:30 UTC
Summary
Amazon Leo (LA-08) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 2, 2026 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:24 to 04:53 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 175th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Atlas V 551 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Launch: Atlas V Amazon Leo 8United Launch Alliance
- Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Cape Canaveral, FloridaSpaceflight Now
- Final Atlas V Satellite Launch lofts Amazon Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08)NASASpaceflight
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Amazon
- Milestone
- 23rd Atlas V 551 flight · 4th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 175th launch5th this yearhumanity's 7,330th orbital launch attempt157th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
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- T−2.7SIgnition
- T+1SLiftoff
- T+34.9SSupersonic
- T+52.8SMax-Q
- T+1M46.6SBoosters Separation
- T+3M5.2SFairing Separation
- T+4M21.9SBECO
- T+4M27.9SStage 2 Separation
- T+4M37.9SSES-1
- T+18M21SSECO-1
- T+21M10SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+37M41SPayload Deployment Sequence End
- T+54M52.6SSES-2
- T+55M2.3SSECO-2
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 29 payloads; 29 still in orbit
- Kuiper-00258 · NORAD 69763 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00526 · NORAD 69764 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00558 · NORAD 69765 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00569 · NORAD 69766 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00589 · NORAD 69767 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00598 · NORAD 69768 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00604 · NORAD 69769 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00609 · NORAD 69770 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00611 · NORAD 69771 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00612 · NORAD 69772 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00614 · NORAD 69773 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00615 · NORAD 69774 · in orbit
Show 17 more payloads
- Kuiper-00616 · NORAD 69775 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00617 · NORAD 69776 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00619 · NORAD 69777 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00621 · NORAD 69778 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00622 · NORAD 69779 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00623 · NORAD 69780 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00626 · NORAD 69781 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00627 · NORAD 69782 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00629 · NORAD 69783 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00631 · NORAD 69784 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00634 · NORAD 69785 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00639 · NORAD 69786 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00641 · NORAD 69787 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00644 · NORAD 69788 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00646 · NORAD 69789 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00647 · NORAD 69790 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00662 · NORAD 69791 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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. 29 satellites are carried on this launch.
News
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 5th this year · 1,118th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 2, 12:30 AM EDT, at night
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2026 · source
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
LL2 · 7/2/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2026 · source
Moved up to July 2.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/18/2026 · source
NET July 3.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/12/2026 · source
NET July.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2026 · source
NET Q2.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/3/2026 · source
Questions
When did Amazon Leo (LA-08) launch?
Amazon Leo (LA-08) launched on July 2, 2026 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:24 to 04:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Amazon Leo (LA-08)?
Coverage: Rocket Launch: Atlas V Amazon Leo 8; Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida; Final Atlas V Satellite Launch lofts Amazon Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amazon Leo (LA-08)?
Atlas V 551, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 551 spec sheet
Where did Amazon Leo (LA-08) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 2, 12:30 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was Amazon Leo (LA-08) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Amazon Leo (LA-08) launch?
29 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 29 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Amazon Leo (LA-08) part of?
Amazon Leo. About Amazon Leo