ArianespaceAriane 64Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazon Leo (LE-02)
Launched
April 30, 2026 · 08:57 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique video du CSG–P. Piron
Summary
Amazon Leo (LE-02) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 64 from Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 30, 2026 at 08:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:08 to 08:57 UTC. It was Arianespace's 326th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,276th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 64 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00370, one of 32 catalogued objects, from May 5, 2026, was 463 × 484 km inclined 51.9°. 32 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 64 · ArianespaceAmazon Leo
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Amazon
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 64 flightArianespace's 326th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,276th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kuiper-00370 · NORAD 68919 · 2026-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 32 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-098A
- Epoch
- 2026-05-05 04:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.33121928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014837
- Inclination
- 51.8751°
- Ascending node
- 275.0342°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9344°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.2998°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 167
- B*
- 0.00070011
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+2M23SSRB Separation
- T+3M14SFairing Separation
- T+7M40SMECO
- T+7M46SStage 2 Separation
- T+7M54SSES-1
- T+19M12SSECO-1
- T+1H11M21SSES-2
- T+1H11M39SSECO-2
- T+1H29M19SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+1H54M4SPayload Deployment Sequence End
- T+2H42M24SSES-3
- T+2H42M42SSECO-3
Catalogued objects
32 catalogued: 32 payloads; 32 still in orbit
- Kuiper-00370 · NORAD 68919 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00380 · NORAD 68920 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00386 · NORAD 68921 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00388 · NORAD 68922 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00405 · NORAD 68923 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00408 · NORAD 68924 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00409 · NORAD 68925 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00410 · NORAD 68926 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00412 · NORAD 68927 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00413 · NORAD 68928 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00414 · NORAD 68929 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00415 · NORAD 68930 · in orbit
Show 20 more payloads
- Kuiper-00416 · NORAD 68931 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00420 · NORAD 68932 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00421 · NORAD 68933 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00425 · NORAD 68934 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00430 · NORAD 68935 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00431 · NORAD 68936 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00432 · NORAD 68937 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00434 · NORAD 68938 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00436 · NORAD 68939 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00438 · NORAD 68940 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00439 · NORAD 68941 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00440 · NORAD 68942 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00442 · NORAD 68943 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00446 · NORAD 68944 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00451 · NORAD 68945 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00452 · NORAD 68946 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00453 · NORAD 68947 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00454 · NORAD 68948 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00455 · NORAD 68949 · in orbit
- Kuiper-00458 · NORAD 68950 · 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
7th launch from Ariane Launch Area 4, 2nd this year · 332nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 30, 5:57 AM GMT-3, in twilight
9 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success, all satellites separated.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Arianespace has started
LL2 · 4/30/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Delayed, pending more information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/30/2026 · source
Delayed to April 30.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2026 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/14/2026 · source
Targeting April 28
Nosu · 3/24/2026 · source
NET April.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2026 · source
Questions
When did Amazon Leo (LE-02) launch?
Amazon Leo (LE-02) launched on April 30, 2026 at 08:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:08 to 08:57 UTC.
Where can I watch Amazon Leo (LE-02)?
Coverage: Flight VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace; Vol VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace; Lancement Ariane 6 pour la constellation Amazon LEO (VA268). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amazon Leo (LE-02)?
Ariane 64, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 64 spec sheet
Where did Amazon Leo (LE-02) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Apr 30, 5:57 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Amazon Leo (LE-02) reach?
The tracked orbit of Kuiper-00370, one of 32 catalogued objects, from May 5, 2026, was 463 × 484 km inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Amazon Leo (LE-02) 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-02) part of?
Amazon Leo. About Amazon Leo