Atlas-5/551 | Amazon Leo LA-07 | 22.05.2026

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Przygotowania do 8. (7 operacyjnego) startu dla LEO Amazon z partią 29. satelitów.

ULA @ulalaunch 5:27 PM · May 5, 2026
The next Atlas V 551 rocket launch campaign began today at Cape Canaveral as United Launch Alliance prepares for the Amazon Leo 7 mission. Targeted for May 22, the launch will deliver another 29 advanced broadband satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s constellation.
http://bit.ly/av_leo7 //  @AmazonLeo

https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/2051685097988837471


2) 07.05.2026 Rakiety wspomagające (SRB) zostały zintegrowane.
Transporter z częściami owiewki został również przetransportowany do PPF (Payload Processing Facility).
Możliwe, że górny stopień Centaur również został złożony.

Lukas C. H. @GewoonLukas_ 9:15 PM · May 12, 2026
Following LVOS on May 5th, the SRB's for LA-07 were mated on May 7th. The fairing transporter was also moved to Amazon's Payload Processing Facility today to pick up the fairing, so the Centaur upper stage has likely also been stacked. Launch is NET May 22th at 18:56 UTC.

https://x.com/GewoonLukas_/status/2054279347503087644

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Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo LV-01 | 00.00.2026

Dokładna data startu nie jest znana.
Jest ona uzależniona od wyników badania anomalii, która pojawiła się podczas wcześniejszego startu RN Vulcan-VC4S.
https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=6819.msg204188#msg204188
Ma zostać wyniesionych 40 satelitów.

The other heavy-lift rockets on our manifest, Blue Origin’s New Glenn and United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, will fly our largest Leo payloads. Initial missions on New Glenn will accommodate 48 satellites in the rocket’s 7-meter-wide fairing, and initial missions on Vulcan Centaur will accommodate 40 satellites. As with Ariane 64, both vehicles have enough space to accommodate additional satellites, and we expect our payload sizes to increase over time as Blue Origin and ULA improve vehicle performance.

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-plans-double-launch-rate-20-missions

Pierwszy booster RN Vulcan jest w pozycji pionowej w nowym VIF-A (Vertical Integration Facility) dedykowanym Amazon leo.
Umożliwi to testowanie nowatorskich technologii oraz weryfikację systemów obsługujących konstelację Amazon na LEO.

ULA @ulalaunch 6:00 PM · May 14, 2026
A new chapter begins. The first Vulcan booster is vertical in the new Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-A) dedicated to
@Amazonleo. This milestone enables testing of first use technologies and validates systems supporting Amazon’s LEO constellation.

Here’s a short video of yesterday’s milestone!

https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/2054958800730239464

Amazon Leo @Amazonleo 6:18 PM · May 14, 2026
The first Vulcan booster is vertical inside Amazon’s dedicated Vertical Integration Facility (VIF-A) at SLC-41 as prep continues for Leo Vulcan 1 (LV-01), the first of 38 Leo missions on Vulcan Centaur.

Leo satellites are already stacked for LV-01 and future Vulcan launches, and this step will allow @ULAlaunch teams to validate the systems, hardware, and procedures needed to support a sustained, high-cadence launch rate for Leo Vulcan missions.

https://x.com/Amazonleo/status/2054959519000576212

Lukas C. H. @GewoonLukas_ 2:22 PM · May 14, 2026
ULA says they are beginning to stack the next Vulcan while the SRB investigation continues. This will be Amazon Leo LV-01, which will be the 1st with 6 SRB's & LEO Centaur V. Stacking will allow teams to perform tests & a WDR to be ready once the investigation ends.
📸 USSF-106

https://x.com/GewoonLukas_/status/2054900174380487132