New Glenn | Amazon Leo (New Glenn #1)
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Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.
61 satellites will be carried on each New Glenn launch.
Mission Profile
Launch Date
Dec 31
2026
Time
00:00
UTC
Rocket
New Glenn
Site
ll-location-12
ll-pad-121
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
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Launch Timeline
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Propellant Loading
Propellant loading begins (liquid natural gas and liquid oxygen).
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Go poll for terminal count.
Terminal Count
Terminal count begins; the flight computer takes control.
Internal Power
Vehicle switches to internal battery power.
Ignition
Seven BE-4 engines ignite and throttle up.
Liftoff
The rocket clears Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) at Cape Canaveral.
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Max Q
Point of maximum aerodynamic pressure (peak mechanical stress).
MECO
Main Engine Cutoff: first stage engines shut down.
Stage Separation
Booster separates from the second stage.
SES-1
Stage 2 engine start: two BE-3U engines ignite to carry the payload toward orbit.
Fairing Jettison
Payload fairing separates once the vehicle is above the dense atmosphere.
Reentry Burn
A subset of BE-4 engines fires to reduce heating during atmospheric entry.
Landing Burn
A single engine ignites to slow the booster for final approach.
Touchdown
Booster lands on the drone ship Jacklyn (downrange recovery).
SECO-1
Second Engine Cutoff: the stage reaches its initial parking orbit.
SES-2
Second upper-stage burn to circularize the orbit or begin an interplanetary trajectory.
SECO-2
Final engine shutdown.
Payload Deployment
Payload separates from the upper stage (mission-specific).
Mission Payload
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 61 satellites will be carried on each New Glenn launch.