Atlas V carries 29 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, lifting 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites into orbit. It was the seventh Amazon Leo mission on Atlas V and tied the rocket's record for heaviest payload (~18 tons). The 29 new satellites join Amazon's network of 300 spacecraft already in orbit, bringing the total to about 329. Deployment occurred in groups of three over roughly 10 minutes, with the final two satellites released about 38 minutes after liftoff. The flight underscores Amazon's push to scale its Leo constellation to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.