ArianespaceAriane 64Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazon Leo (LE-01)
Launched
February 12, 2026 · 16:45 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique video du CSG–P. Piron
Summary
Amazon Leo (LE-01) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 64 from Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 12, 2026 at 16:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:45 to 17:13 UTC. It was Arianespace's 325th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,206th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 64 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00159, one of 32 catalogued objects, from February 19, 2026, was 466 × 471 km inclined 51.9°. 32 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Ariane 64 · ArianespaceAmazon Leo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Amazon
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 64 flightArianespace's 325th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,206th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kuiper-00159 · NORAD 67764 · 2026-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 32 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KUIPER-00159
- Object ID
- 2026-030A
- Epoch
- 2026-02-19 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.34872377 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003786
- Inclination
- 51.8846°
- Ascending node
- 306.0237°
- Arg. of perigee
- 3.6956°
- Mean anomaly
- 355.5655°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 169
- B*
- 0.0016472
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−7SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M25SSRB Separation
- T+3M11SFairing Separation
- T+7M43SStage 2 Separation
- T+7M52SSES-1
- T+1H11MSES-2
- T+1H29MPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+1H54MPayload Deployment Sequence End
- T+2H42MSES-3
Catalogued objects
32 catalogued: 32 payloads; 32 still in orbit
- Kuiper-00159 · NORAD 67764 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00160 · NORAD 67765 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00177 · NORAD 67766 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00178 · NORAD 67767 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00180 · NORAD 67768 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00197 · NORAD 67769 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00198 · NORAD 67770 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00199 · NORAD 67771 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00200 · NORAD 67772 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00203 · NORAD 67773 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00205 · NORAD 67774 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00208 · NORAD 67775 · in orbit
Show 20 more payloads
- Kuiper-00209 · NORAD 67776 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00213 · NORAD 67777 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00214 · NORAD 67778 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00215 · NORAD 67779 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00218 · NORAD 67780 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00220 · NORAD 67781 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00222 · NORAD 67782 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00223 · NORAD 67783 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00225 · NORAD 67784 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00226 · NORAD 67785 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00259 · NORAD 67786 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00260 · NORAD 67787 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00262 · NORAD 67788 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00266 · NORAD 67789 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00268 · NORAD 67790 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00270 · NORAD 67791 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00274 · NORAD 67792 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00275 · NORAD 67793 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00276 · NORAD 67794 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00279 · NORAD 67795 · 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. 32 satellites are carried on this launch.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
6th launch from Ariane Launch Area 4, 1st this year · 331st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 12, 1:45 PM GMT-3, in daylight
9 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success, all satellites have been deployed.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/12/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/12/2026 · source
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
LL2 · 2/12/2026 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2026 · source
NET February 12.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/15/2026 · source
NET February.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2026 · source
Changed name for batches of Amazon Leo/Project Kuiper satellites to be launched on Ariane 6.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2025 · source
Announced to be the next launch after VA266, so likely during Q1 2026.
Nosu · 10/16/2025 · source
Adding launch on Ariane 64 Block 1
Nosu · 1/10/2025 · source
Questions
When did Amazon Leo (LE-01) launch?
Amazon Leo (LE-01) launched on February 12, 2026 at 16:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:45 to 17:13 UTC.
Where can I watch Amazon Leo (LE-01)?
Coverage: Flight VA267 | Amazon Leo LE-01 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace; Vol VA267 | Amazon Leo LE-01 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amazon Leo (LE-01)?
Ariane 64, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 64 spec sheet
Where did Amazon Leo (LE-01) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Feb 12, 1:45 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Amazon Leo (LE-01) reach?
The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00159, one of 32 catalogued objects, from February 19, 2026, was 466 × 471 km inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Amazon Leo (LE-01) launch?
32 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 32 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Amazon Leo (LE-01) part of?
Amazon Leo. About Amazon Leo