Amazon

APublic (NASDAQ: AMZN)Founded 1994🇺🇸Seattle, Washington

CEO

Andy Jassy

Overview

Amazon is building Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, as a low Earth orbit broadband network for customers and communities beyond the reach of existing terrestrial infrastructure. The system combines thousands of satellites with a global ground network and a three-terminal hardware lineup: Leo Nano, Leo Pro, and Leo Ultra. Amazon began enterprise preview in November 2025 and says broader service rollout will follow in 2026 as coverage and capacity increase. As of April 4, 2026, Amazon had deployed 241 satellites across nine missions and was preparing two more launches later that month.

Main Products

Amazon Leo Constellation

In Development / Enterprise Preview

Low Earth orbit broadband system built around more than 3,000 satellites, a global ground network, and a three-terminal customer hardware lineup. The network is designed to support residential broadband, enterprise and government links, aviation connectivity, maritime use cases, and telecom backhaul.

241 satellites deployed across nine missions as of April 4, 2026. Enterprise preview began in November 2025, and Amazon says broader service rollout will follow in 2026 as it adds capacity and coverage.

Satellites Deployed241

Initial Constellation3,236

Orbital Altitude590-630 km

Launch Manifest100+ missions

Max Terminal Speed1 Gbps down / 400 Mbps up

What's Next

Fly LA-06 and LE-02 back-to-back

Launch the next two scheduled missions on April 27 and April 28, 2026 to keep raising deployed capacity and validate larger payload sizes on Atlas V and Ariane 6.

2026-04-27 to 2026-04-28

Move from enterprise preview to wider service rollout

Expand beyond the November 2025 enterprise preview and begin wider commercial service in 2026 as additional launches improve coverage and network capacity.

2026

Start JetBlue aviation deployment

Begin installing Amazon Leo's aviation hardware on select JetBlue aircraft in 2027 as the first live airline deployment for the network.

2027

Operations & Revenue

StatusActive

Amazon Leo had deployed 241 satellites across nine missions as of April 4, 2026. Amazon says it has hundreds more flight-ready satellites, plans 20+ full-scale missions over the next year, and intends to expand from enterprise preview into broader commercial rollout during 2026 as network coverage and capacity improve.

Revenue Streams

Residential and Small-Business Broadband

Consumer and SMB subscriptions delivered through Leo Nano and Leo Pro terminals for locations that lack reliable terrestrial broadband coverage.

Enterprise and Government Connectivity

Private networking, direct cloud connectivity, and managed broadband services for enterprise and public-sector customers using Leo Pro and Leo Ultra hardware.

Telecom Backhaul

Backhaul and network-extension services for carriers and connectivity providers, including AT&T in the U.S. and Vanu's rural Africa deployments.

Aviation Connectivity

In-flight connectivity for commercial airlines, with Delta scheduled to begin rolling out Amazon Leo on 500 aircraft in 2028.

Maritime Connectivity

Reseller-led connectivity services for ships and offshore operations through Amazon Leo's first maritime channel partners, ELCOME and MTN.

Key Metrics

Employees

~1,576,000

Est. Annual Revenue

Pre-revenue / enterprise preview

Satellites Deployed

241

Initial Constellation

3,236 satellites

Launch Manifest

100+ missions

Committed Investment

$10B+

Timeline

2026Constellation passes 240 satellites

Amazon's LA-05 mission on April 4, 2026 deploys 29 satellites, bringing total deployed spacecraft to 241 across nine missions, with LA-06 and LE-02 scheduled for April 27 and April 28.

2025Production deployment begins

Amazon starts full-scale deployment on April 28, 2025, when the first 27 production satellites launch aboard a ULA Atlas V. The company says the initial constellation will require more than 100 deployment missions.

2025Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo

Amazon retires the Project Kuiper code name on November 13, 2025, adopts the Amazon Leo brand, and opens enterprise preview so select business customers can begin testing the network ahead of a wider rollout in 2026.

2023Prototype mission validates system design

After launching KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 on October 6, 2023, Amazon reports a 100% success rate across key prototype mission objectives and uses the learnings to prepare for production deployment.

2020FCC authorization for 3,236 satellites

The FCC approves Amazon's initial Project Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites, and Amazon says it will invest more than $10 billion to build the network and its ground infrastructure.

2019Project Kuiper announced

Amazon announces Project Kuiper as a low Earth orbit broadband initiative aimed at extending reliable, affordable internet access to unserved and underserved communities.

Funding

Round	Date	Amount	Investors	Source
Internal Investment	2019-present	$10B+ committed	Amazon.com, Inc.