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Amazon requested a 24-month extension from the Federal Communications Commission on January 30, 2026 to meet a critical deployment milestone for its satellite broadband network Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper).
Amazon added 10 additional Falcon 9 launches and 12 more New Glenn missions to its launch manifest in January 2026.
Amazon has invested more than $10 billion in its satellite broadband program and secured over 100 launch missions, the largest commercial launch procurement in history.
Amazon booked almost all of its initial deployment capacity on three launch vehicles that had not yet flown or were in early testing: ULA’s Vulcan, Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
Amazon cited a near-term shortage of available rockets as the reason for requesting the extension from the FCC.
Amazon requested that the deadline to deploy half of its constellation, roughly 1,618 satellites, be moved from July 30, 2026 to July 30, 2028.
Amazon initially diversified launch bookings across United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin.
Amazon rebranded Project Kuiper as Amazon Leo.
Amazon requested a waiver or extension from the FCC based on its deep investments and assertions of good-faith progress toward deployment.
Amazon booked its first three Falcon 9 launches with SpaceX in December 2023 to place prototype satellites into orbit.
Amazon purchased 10 Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX for the Amazon Leo program.
Amazon contracted an additional 10 launches on SpaceX's Falcon 9 to deploy its Amazon LEO constellation in a filing with the FCC.
Amazon converted 12 of the 15 previously announced additional optional launches on Blue Origin's New Glenn into firm orders.
After the Amazonia-1B launch in 2027, the Amazonia-2 satellite will join the constellation to monitor deforestation in the Amazon region and support agricultural monitoring across Brazil.
LE-01 is an Amazon low Earth orbit payload.
The International Astronomical Union led a study finding that Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites currently exceed brightness recommendations intended to protect ground-based astronomy.
Northrop Grumman’s Space backlog is driven by GEM 63 orders for Amazon Project Leo that support deliveries into 2030.
Amazon’s engineers have reduced reflectivity of Project Kuiper satellites compared with early prototypes.
Amazon plans to lower the altitude of future Kuiper satellites to approximately 590 km.
Amazon engaged with the astronomical community early in Project Kuiper’s design phase and employed mitigation strategies to reduce satellite reflectivity.