ULA Schedules Vulcan Centaur Launch With 40 Amazon Leo Satellites

United Launch Alliance scheduled one Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch the Vulcan Leo 1 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 12:54 p.m. EST on November 13, 2026. The planned payload consists of 40 Amazon Leo internet satellites.

Key details

• ULA scheduled liftoff for 12:54 p.m. EST (17:54 GMT).
• The mission plan calls for satellite deployment to begin about 70 minutes after launch and continue for roughly 25 minutes, at an altitude of about 270 miles (435 km).
• Before this mission, Vulcan Centaur had flown four times, beginning with its January 2024 debut.
• Amazon Leo plans a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites; about 400 were reported in orbit at the time of publication.
• Atlas V, Falcon 9, and Ariane 6 had also launched Amazon Leo satellites. The reported information did not specify counts by rocket type.

Vulcan Leo 1 is set to carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

Why it matters

The planned payload would add another launch vehicle to the group carrying Amazon Leo satellites. ULA has also launched Amazon Leo spacecraft on Atlas V, while SpaceX operates Falcon 9 and Arianespace operates Ariane 6.