Amazon has hundreds of flight-ready satellites in Florida that are currently not in use, according to Steve Metayer, vice president of Amazon Leo Production Operations. During a teleconference with reporters on June 16, 2026, Metayer stated that the satellites are built and are waiting in a payload processing facility for their scheduled launches. He also mentioned that the company is manufacturing several satellites daily. The next mission is set to launch three dozen Amazon Leo satellites into orbit using an Ariane 64 rocket from a spaceport in French Guiana, with liftoff targeted for 7:53 am ET (11:53 UTC) on June 17, 2026.
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Amazon has hundreds of satellites ready for launch, awaiting missions
Amazon has hundreds of satellites ready for launch, currently idle in Florida. The next mission, scheduled for June 17, 2026, will use an Ariane 64 rocket to deploy three dozen of these satellites from French Guiana.
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Among the large new rockets Amazon was counting on, only Europe has delivered
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Amazon has hundreds of satellites ready for launch, awaiting missions