Amazon Leo is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to deliver fast, reliable internet beyond the reach of existing networks.
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Amazon Leo retweeted
Sunset over what we call a customer terminal or “CT” farm. One of the many ways we're working to expand network testing. The @AmazonLeo team stood this up quickly, and we’re already learning a lot about how to make the service better for customers.
Amazon Leo retweeted
1,000+ satellites built. 🛰️
In Kirkland, Washington, our factory continuously builds, tests, and ships @AmazonLeo satellites. In Cape Canaveral and Kourou, satellites for our missions on Vulcan and Ariane 6 are stacked on their dispensers ahead of launch.
Take a look inside the factory with a mission to help bring fast, reliable, and affordable internet to customers and communities around the world. ⬇️
Amazon Leo retweeted
A single @AmazonLeo satellite is made up of roughly 4 million individual components and weighs more than 1,000 pounds. When we started, it took weeks to build just one. Now, we’ve built more than 1,000.
Next up: Another Ariane 6 mission and our first launches on Vulcan.
Really enjoyed this story about the 1K milestone. Check it out: aboutamazon.com/stories/how-…
Leo Europe 4 (LE-04)
Our fourth mission with @Arianespace is set for no earlier than (NET) November 23 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, and the launch campaign is underway with all 36 satellites onsite and stacked on the dispenser.
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1000+ Leo satellites complete, with hundreds on standby for launch.
From two prototypes to a full-rate production line, every Leo satellite is designed, built, and tested at our factory in Kirkland, WA. Getting here meant standing up a satellite factory from scratch, compressing test cycles that traditionally take months into days, and learning from every piece of hardware we broke along the way.
Here's an inside look: aboutamazon.com/stories/how-…
Satellite production, by the numbers:
✅ 172,000 square feet of production space
✅ 500+ skilled engineers and technicians
✅ 4 million individual components per satellite
✅ 1000+ satellites complete, with nearly 400 launched across 14 missions
✅ 100+ satellites fully stacked on dispensers for our first Vulcan missions with @ULAlaunch and next Ariane 6 flight with @Arianespace
We’re partnering with Uztelecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Uzbekistan, to bring satellite connectivity to remote and hard-to-reach communities across the country.
UZ-SAT will serve as an authorized distributor of Amazon Leo, complementing Uztelecom's extensive terrestrial network and helping close the digital divide for millions of people.
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We've secured six more Ariane 6 launches with @Arianespace, bringing the total number of Leo Europe missions to 24—enough to send 800+ Leo satellites into orbit.
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Nadine started at an Amazon delivery station. Jessica started at a fulfillment center. Today, Nadine assembles solar panels on Leo satellites. Jessica tests components in our space simulation lab.
Both earned aerospace certifications at no cost to them through Amazon's Career Choice program, and are now one of thousands of people at Amazon helping build, launch, and operate our growing satellite network.
Read more about their journey: spr.ly/6011B17Oth
Most internships end with a doc. This one ended with a rocket launch. Thanks for spending your summer with us!
Love seeing some of the cool things our interns experienced during their time at @amazon. Especially big moments like @AmazonLeo's LA-08 mission. Congrats to the 2026 intern class on a successful summer. Pumped to see what you do next!
Amazon Leo retweeted
Direct-to-device is a key part of our long-term vision for @AmazonLeo. Big opportunity to connect more people in more places (and too big to do entirely on our own). Our plan is to start deploying in 2028, and we’re excited to work with partners to make it happen.
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Following our agreement to acquire @Globalstar, we've filed with the @FCC to deploy the Leo D2D System—up to 5,105 new satellites that will bring voice, data, messaging, and emergency services directly to compatible mobile devices. The new system is a core part of our long-term vision for Amazon Leo, bringing high-speed connectivity to more people in more places around the world.
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Amazon Leo retweeted
.@AmazonLeo and @hero_telecoms just signed an agreement to bring fast, reliable satellite internet to areas of South Africa where existing broadband can’t reach. The service is called Evry, and it will be offered by Herotel and powered by Leo.
Proud of the teams making this happen. This is what the work is all about.
ALT South African mountains overlaid with the Herotel and Amazon Leo logos.
Amazon Leo retweeted
We built Amazon Leo to bring fast, reliable internet to customers and communities beyond the reach of existing networks. @hero_telecoms has spent years doing exactly that across South Africa — reaching farming towns, small businesses, and communities on the outskirts. Proud to see our teams working together to bring connectivity to even more South Africans who need it, and look forward to rolling out service to those customers in the future.
We’re bringing Leo to South Africa through a collaboration with @hero_telecoms, helping deliver fast, reliable internet to millions of people and small businesses in rural, peri-urban and agricultural communities across the country.
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We’re bringing Leo to South Africa through a collaboration with @hero_telecoms, helping deliver fast, reliable internet to millions of people and small businesses in rural, peri-urban and agricultural communities across the country.
Read more: spr.ly/6014BEXM8n
LA-08 was our final Atlas V mission with @ULAlaunch as we transition to its new, heavy-lift Vulcan rocket.
Look back at the Leo Atlas era—from the inaugural launch that kicked off a full-scale deployment of Amazon Leo, to Leo Atlas 8, which brought our constellation to nearly 400 satellites in orbit.
LA-08 was also the last time Atlas V flew in its most powerful 551 configuration. The "551" is a naming code:
5 = five-meter payload fairing
5 = five solid rocket boosters strapped to the core
1 = single-engine Centaur upper stage
And helped make our 29-satellite stack the heaviest payload in Atlas V history.
Leo Atlas➡️ Leo Vulcan
Eight Leo Atlas launches. 224 satellites delivered to orbit.
Next up with ULA: The first of 38 missions on its all-new, heavy-lift Vulcan rocket, capable of carrying 40+ satellites at a time and launching at a faster rate from SLC-41.
Mission updates: aboutamazon.com/news/innovat…
