Amazon says next satellite launch mission scheduled for December 15

Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities beyond the reach of existing networks. “Our initial satellite constellation will include more than 3,000 spacecraft, which we began deploying in April 2025 when we sent our first 27 satellites into space. That mission was the first of more than 80 to deploy our constellation,” Amazon said. United Launch Alliance is targeting Monday, Dec. 15 for Amazon’s Leo Atlas 4 mission. Named LA-04 for Amazon’s fourth launch on an Atlas V rocket, the mission will send another 27 satellites to low Earth orbit, bringing the total number of Amazon Leo spacecraft launched to date to 180 satellites. The mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with the launch window opening at 3:52 a.m. EST. The mission marks Amazon Leo’s fourth launch on Atlas V and the first as Amazon Leo.