Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-08)
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 551 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 175th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 7,330th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Jul 2, 04:24 – Jul 2, 04:53 UTC
Flight preview
Amazon Leo (LA-08)
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: Atlas V Amazon Leo 8 — United Launch Alliance
- Watch live: ULA Atlas 5 rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida — Spaceflight Now
- Final Atlas V Satellite Launch lofts Amazon Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08) — 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.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2026 · source
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
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Pad — Space Launch Complex 41
Local pad time: Jul 2, 12:30 AM EDT
125 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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