
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-06)
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 551 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 173rd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 7,273rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Apr 28, 00:52 – Apr 28, 01:21 UTC
Flight preview
Amazon Leo (LA-06)
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Rocket Launch: Amazon Leo 6 — United Launch Alliance
- Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Amazon Leo satellites — Spaceflight Now
- ULA Atlas V 551 launches Amazon Leo Atlas 6 (LA-06) — NASASpaceflight
Flight timeline
- 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
Updates
Launch success, all satellites deployed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2026 · source
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
LL2 · 4/28/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 85% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/26/2026 · source
Updated launch weather, 75% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/24/2026 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/20/2026 · source
NET April 27.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/4/2026 · source
NET April 24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/24/2026 · source
NET April.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2026 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 41
Local pad time: Apr 27, 8:53 PM EDT
125 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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