Amazon Gets FCC OK for 4,504 Second-Generation Satellites

FCC OKs Amazon Request to Launch 4,500 More LEO Broadband Satellites

The FCC this week approved Amazon Leo’s request to launch 4,500 more satellites, bringing the size of its planned constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to roughly 7,700 satellites, according to CNBC. Amazon Leo is vying to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The company has sent up more than 150 satellites since April 2025, using a variety of rocket launch providers. Amazon Leo has said its goal is to begin providing satellite internet s…

FCC clears Amazon Leo to launch 4,500 more satellites - Broadband Communities

News The recent FCC approvals bring Amazon’s planned constellation to 7,700 satellites. By: Harry Baldock, Total Telecom This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon Leo the green light to launch a second tranche of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites. The approval will allow the company to launch 4,504 additional satellites, bringing the burgeoning constellation’s full complement to 7,727 devices. Of the n…

Amazon Gets FCC OK for 4,504 Second-Generation Satellites

The FCC Space Bureau signed off Tuesday on Amazon Leo's proposed second-generation satellite constellation. The approval lets Amazon deploy and operate 3,212 satellites at orbits of 590, 610, and 630 kilometers and 1,292 satellites in polar orbit at 600, 620...