Project Kuiper / connectivity constellation
sourcingtypical 5/5 · 12 factsUnited Statesearly deployment phase
Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network, designed to provide fast, reliable internet to customers and communities beyond the reach of existing networks. Its initial satellite constellation design includes more than 3,000 satellites. The program began full-scale deployment in April 2025.
faq
Who operates Project Kuiper?
Project Kuiper is operated by Amazon. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many Project Kuiper satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 391 objects for Project Kuiper. (source, as of 2026-09-08)
When did Project Kuiper first launch?
Project Kuiper first launched on 2025-04-28. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
operatorAmazon
countryUnited States
sensor typesunknown
sats launched (total)396
sats active (claimed)396
sats active (verified)391
sats planned3236
orbitLEO
first launch2025-04-28
latest launch2026-07-02
statusearly deployment phase
websiteaboutamazon.com
frequency bandsKa, V
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
orbitLEO
sats launched (total)396
sats active (claimed)396
sats active (verified)391
sats planned3236
events
- notable2026-07-24Amazon Leo files FCC application for 5,105-satellite D2D constellation
- notable2026-07-15Amazon Leo partners with Herotel to launch satellite internet in South Africa
- noise2026-07-02ULA flies final Atlas V mission carrying Amazon Leo satellites
- notable2026-06-17Ariane 6 debuts P160C boosters on VA269, lofting 36 Amazon Leo satellites in a record
- major2026-06-05Amazon Leo wins conditional FCC waiver of 50% deployment deadline, with spectrum cost
- seismic2026-04-14Amazon agrees to acquire Globalstar in $11.6 billion cash-and-stock deal
- notable2026-03-31Delta Air Lines picks Amazon Leo over Starlink for in-flight WiFi
timeline
- 20252025-11-12Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper as Amazon Leo (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2025-04-28Amazon launches first 27 production satellites for Project Kuiper on ULA Atlas V (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20232023-10-06Amazon launches Kuiper protoflight satellites KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20222022Amazon books 83 rocket launches from ULA, Arianespace and Blue Origin for Kuiper (source, as of 2026-07-05)
sources
[1] aboutamazon.com ↗
operatorfirst-party2026-07-05sats launched (total)first-party2026-07-13sats active (claimed)first-party2026-07-13orbitfirst-party2026-07-05first launchfirst-party2026-07-05latest launchfirst-party2026-07-05statusfirst-party2026-07-05websitefirst-party2026-07-05
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
countrywikipedia2026-07-05sats plannedwikipedia2026-07-05
[3] celestrak.org ↗
sats active (verified)computed2026-09-08
[4] docs.fcc.gov ↗
frequency bands2026-07-09