Trending Now - Atlas V Rocket Set to Launch 29 Amazon Leo Satellites Tonight

WHO:

Spaceflight Now - United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched 29 Amazon Leo broadband internet satellites.

Space.com - The Atlas V rocket is operated by United Launch Alliance.

WHAT:

Spaceflight Now - The mission is dubbed Amazon Leo 7 by ULA and Leo Atlas 07 (LA-07) by Amazon.

Spaceflight Now - Liftoff occurred at 7:53 p.m. EDT (2353 UTC).

Spaceflight Now - This was the seventh batch of production satellites launched by ULA for Amazon.

Spaceflight Now - The Atlas V rocket designated AV-113 is the 109th launch of the Atlas 5 rocket.

Spaceflight Now - Amazon purchased a total of 47 launches from ULA, including 38 Vulcan rockets and nine Atlas 5 rockets.

Spaceflight Now - Amazon Leo will have one Atlas 5 rocket remaining after the LA-07 mission.

WHERE:

Spaceflight Now - The launch took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, specifically from Space Launch Complex 41.

Spaceflight Now - Amazon's satellites were at the payload processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

WHEN:

Space.com - The Atlas V rocket was set to launch on May 28.

Spaceflight Now - ULA's final launch of an Atlas 5 551 rocket supporting the Amazon Leo constellation is scheduled for July 2026.

WHY:

Spaceflight Now - The Federal Communications Commission requires Amazon to have half its satellite constellation operational by the end of July 2026.

Spaceflight Now - Amazon filed a request to relax the requirement due to having only about 300 satellites in orbit as of the launch.

HOW:

Spaceflight Now - The countdown for the mission began at 12:13:30 p.m. EDT (1613:30 UTC) and included two planned 30-minute holds.

Spaceflight Now - The rocket flew on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving the launch pad.

Spaceflight Now - ULA stated that the rocket and spacecraft were healthy and that the launch pad infrastructure was not affected by the explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.

(UPDATED May 30, 2026 01:35 UTC)

United Launch Alliance successfully launched 29 Amazon Leo broadband internet satellites aboard the Atlas V rocket, marking the seventh batch of production satellites for Amazon. The mission, known as Amazon Leo 7 or Leo Atlas 07, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:53 p.m. EDT, and ULA's final launch of an Atlas 5 rocket supporting the Amazon Leo constellation is scheduled for July 2026.