Amazon LEO Commercial RFS: 3Q2026
Another 29 Amazon satellites lifted into orbit yesterday. Total Amazon transmission capacity is now 396 Tbps. This is enough to begin initial service beginning of third quarter. The Musk Tribe has consistently told me that Amazon needs thousands of LEOs to begin service. Given Amazon's inked contracts with Delta Airlines, Apple, Vodafone, AT&T, and Hitachi construction company, it appears the Tribe was wrong. 😄It should be noted that Amazon's satellites are much higher capacity than Starlink's first generation, and Starlink began operations with 700 lower capacity LEOs. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/03/amazon-set-to-launch-leo-its-rival-to-spacexs-starlink-internet-later-this-year