Amazon's Project Kuiper is a satellite internet initiative by Amazon to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities globally. As a subsidiary of Amazon, Kuiper Systems LLC aims to deploy a constellation of over 3,200 satellites in low Earth orbit. It will operate as an internet service provider, serving individual households, schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations. The project has secured launch agreements with multiple providers, including ULA, Arianespace, SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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The expanded Amazon Leo agreement with DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil targets roughly 15 million businesses across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.
Amazon Leo is expanding its partnership in South America with DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil.
The Amazon Leo partnership in South America relies on distribution through operators already rooted in local markets.
The Amazon Leo partnership extension in South America focuses on the business segment and regional coverage.
Amazon Leo completed six launches in 2025 but missed early 2026 deployment targets and requested a 24-month extension from the FCC on January 30, 2026 due to a near-term shortage of available rockets and required re-engineering.
Amazon Leo depends on Blue Origin’s New Glenn and ULA’s Vulcan and booked additional launches with SpaceX to maintain its FCC license timeline.
Amazon Leo opened a $140 million payload processing facility at Kennedy Space Center.
Amazon expects to have 700 satellites in orbit by July 2026, which would make Amazon Leo the second-largest deployed LEO constellation by satellite count after Starlink.
Amazon expects to increase CapEx on Amazon Leo by $1 billion in 2026 with 20 more launches that year and more than 30 launches in 2027.
Amazon plans to deploy 700 Amazon Leo satellites by mid-2026.
By the end of February 2026, Amazon had launched a total of 212 satellites for Amazon Leo.
Amazon Leo was formerly known as Project Kuiper.
NBN Co launched an industry consultation on wholesale pricing for its upcoming residential Low Earth Orbit satellite service powered by Amazon Leo on February 19, 2026.
Amazon Leo’s LEO constellation currently has more than 150 satellites in orbit and is scaling toward a 3,200-satellite mesh network.
NBN Co designed the Amazon Leo LEO service to deliver "city-fast" broadband to the most remote areas of Australia.
NBN Co is exploring options for its legacy satellite assets once the transition to Amazon Leo is finalized.
NBN Co partnered with Amazon for Amazon Leo in an agreement first announced in August 2025.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper is a Low Earth Orbit constellation whose capital expenditures are supported by consumer-scale demand.
Beyond Gravity supplied components for both a ULA Vulcan rocket mission and an Ariane 64 mission that launched Amazon Leo satellites last week.
Arianespace VA267 placed 32 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit following liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.