Amazon Plans 40-Satellite Deployment on Its First Vulcan Launch

Amazon plans to launch 40 Amazon Leo satellites aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket on Friday, Nov. 13, setting a date for its satellite-internet venture’s first flight on the vehicle. The mission would also open a 38-mission partnership between Amazon and United Launch Alliance. Vulcan is expected to play a central role in Amazon’s satellite-internet effort. Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is the company’s broadband satellite network, which is authorized for a first-generation constellation of 3,232 satellites. Amazon plans to begin rolling out service to customers in 2026. The planned deployment differs from the company’s 1,000th Leo satellite milestone , which counted spacecraft completed at a Kirkland, Washington, factory. That count did not reflect how many satellites Amazon had launched or had operating in orbit. The Nov.

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