Amazon launches 29 Leo satellites

Amazon is currently on track to launch its broadband service later in 2026 after a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket successfully deployed 29 Leo satellites into low Earth orbit. This launch brings the constellation’s total to 396 as the company races to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites lifted off on the 2nd of July aboard ULA’s Atlas V rocket, marking the eighth Leo Atlas flight and ULA’s 14th mission for the programme overall.