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Amazon Kuiper is a planned LEO broadband constellation backed by more than $10 billion in Amazon investment, aiming to deploy 3,236 satellites for global internet access.
ACTIVEAmazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. The FCC authorized a constellation of 3,236 satellites in 2020, and Amazon began full-scale deployment in April 2025.
Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. The FCC authorized a constellation of 3,236 satellites in 2020, and Amazon began full-scale deployment in April 2025.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 4 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 31% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Parent
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No private round on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation (formerly Project Kuiper) in shells at 590, 610 and 630 km.
Contracts, suppliers, launches and schedule for each program, every fact sourced:
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4 dated public commitments by Amazon (Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo), with sources and outcomes on the Promise Ledger.
Compiled Oct 20, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Satellites owned or operated
392 in orbit of 398 launched
Latest: Kuiper-00258
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code KUIP. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jul 2, 2026
Satellites built
398 payloads launched, 392 in orbit
Latest: Kuiper-00258
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code KUIP. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jul 2, 2026
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 20). Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper): Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/amazon-kuiper
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper): Company dossier." Data as of October 20, 2026. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/amazon-kuiper.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_amazonleoprojectkuiper_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper)}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/amazon-kuiper}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/amazon-kuiper},
urldate = {2026-10-20},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-20; each fact links its primary source}
}