Amazon Leo Constellation Ready to Support Initial Service After ULA Mission
2 Jul 2026
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VIA SATELLITE - The Amazon Leo constellation now has enough satellites in orbit to support “continuous service across initial latitudes,” after a United Launch Alliance (ULA) mission in the early hours of Thursday.
ULA launched 29 satellites for Amazon Leo in an Atlas V mission that took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 12:30 a.m. ET on July 2.
This mission takes the constellation to 396 satellites, which is “enough to support continuous service across initial latitudes,” Amazon Leo Business Vice President Chris Weber said in a statement after the launch.
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