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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Amazon has contracted launch capacity from United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin for Amazon Leo.
Amazon Leo targeted mid-2026 for commercial availability.
Truist Securities projected in June 2025 that Amazon Leo could generate about $6 billion in annual revenue by 2030 if it matched Starlink’s adoption pace.
Amazon Leo began enterprise beta on April 8, 2026.
Amazon Leo’s Aviation Antenna delivers up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload.
Amazon had about 1,500 satellites in orbit at Amazon Leo’s beta launch.
Amazon planned 20 additional Amazon Leo launches in 2026.
Amazon Leo’s remaining launch manifest includes Ariane 6 and Blue Origin New Glenn.
The FCC requires Amazon Leo to deploy at least half of its 3,236-satellite constellation, or about 1,618 satellites, by July 2026.
United Launch Alliance had three Atlas V missions remaining under contract for Amazon Leo before transition to Vulcan Centaur.
Amazon Leo’s initial enterprise beta partners include Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, JetBlue, and NASA.
Some analyses cited internal Amazon projections targeting a $20 billion revenue stream for Amazon Leo.
Amazon Leo is the new name for Project Kuiper after a November 2025 rebrand.
Amazon Leo’s standard enterprise terminals deliver up to 400 Mbps.
Amazon Leo’s constellation build involves more than $25 billion in capital expenditure.
By late April 2026, United Launch Alliance had completed six Atlas V missions for Amazon Leo.
The Atlas V 551 launch for Amazon Leo 7 is targeted for May 22, 2026 and will deliver 29 advanced broadband satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s constellation.
United Launch Alliance began the Atlas V 551 rocket launch campaign at Cape Canaveral for Amazon Leo 7 on May 5, 2026.
SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Eutelsat’s OneWeb network are among the low Earth orbit broadband constellations cited as having deployed hundreds to thousands of satellites.
SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Eutelsat’s OneWeb network serve millions of customers in the United States and abroad.