Jeff Bezos’ Leo service had an FCC deadline of July 30th to launch half of its planned 3,232-satellite constellation. To date it’s only launched 331. The waiver comes with conditions meant to incentivize Amazon to move quickly, which would be a lot easier if Bezos’ semi-reusable New Glenn rocket hadn’t exploded and destroyed its only launchpad. [Link: FCC Gives Amazon Leo 50% Deployment Waiver, With Conditions on Spectrum Priority | https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2026/06/05/fcc-gives-amazon-leo-50-deployment-waiver-with-conditions-on-spectrum-priority/ | Satellite Today]

There are over 330 Leo satellites already in orbit, but the 36 planned for the next Arianespace mission is still smaller than the 48 satellites Amazon was planning to launch on a…

Jeff Bezos’ Leo service had an FCC deadline of July 30th to launch half of its planned 3,232-satellite constellation. To date it’s only launched 331. The waiver comes with…