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Amazon’s Leo satellite network is facing delays, CEO Andy Jassy announced Thursday. In a Message to shareholders (PDF) The service is now expected to launch “mid-2026,” Jassy said. He also said companies like Delta Airlines, JetBlue, AT&T, NASA and others have committed to using the service when it’s available.
Amazon Leo (which stands for Low Earth Orbit) is a satellite communications network that aims to provide affordable, high-speed Internet service around the world. If successful, it could become a prominent competitor to Elon Musk SpaceX And for her Starlink service. But to make that happen, Amazon will have to find a way to make up for lost time.
Currently, there is More than 10,000 SpaceX satellites are in space. Amazon Leo has it Just under 250. Amazon is also currently facing a tight deadline from the Federal Communications Commission, which has ordered The company has about 1,600 satellites in space By July. Amazon has since formally requested an extension through 2028, but the FCC has yet to announce its decision.
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Amazon Leo was expected to launch in late 2025 or early 2026, before this delay.
Jassy says in his letter that Leo’s performance “will be stronger (about six to eight times better on the uplink, and two times better on the downlink) than what customers can access now,” and adds that “this performance will come at a lower cost than the alternatives.”
An Amazon representative declined to comment further.