Latest Amazon Leo Launch a Success
Future launch schedule uncertain after Blue Origin explosion
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 — Amazon Leo successfully launched 29 satellites into low-Earth orbit Friday, despite weather concerns and the explosion of a New Glenn rocket owned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
The May 29 launch brings Amazon’s total deployed satellites to 331.
The next mission, the Atlas V Amazon Leo 8 launch with United Launch Alliance, is scheduled for July from Cape Canaveral, but the New Glenn explosion could set back Amazon’s timetable significantly. While none of Amazon’s planned 48 satellites were on board at the time, the company will have to continue its launches with ULA’s smaller rockets until the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is repaired.
Industry analyst Tim Farrar said on X that the explosion could delay the start of AST SpaceMobile’s commercial service into 2028, despite the possibility of the company using the ULA’s Vulcan rocket.
“AST SpaceMobile’s near-term launches are unaffected; none of the missions planned for the next few months are scheduled with Blue Origin,” an AST SpaceMobile spokesperson told Broadband Breakfast. “Our satellites are designed to be launcher-agnostic, and we have agreements in place with multiple launch providers.”
