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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-06). It is scheduled to be launched by United Launch Alliance
from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
at 2026-04-28 00:52:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 122
out of 1104 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Communications and the payload will be injected
into a Low Earth Orbit
(LEO).
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.
- [2026-04-28 00:52:00 UTC] 🟩
Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-06) from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
- [2026-04-29 14:13:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC] 🟧
- [2026-04-30 00:00:00 UTC]
🟧 - [2026-04-30 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-04-30 08:08:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2026-05-01 17:33:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-03 06:59:00 UTC] 🟩
- [2026-05-06 02:00:00 UTC] 🟩
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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