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How many Kuiper satellites are in orbit?

As of October 17, 2026, 392 Kuiper satellites are active in orbit. They belong to Amazon's satellite internet network, and GCAT lists their owner country as the United States.

392

Active satellites

398

Launched in total

Launches

October 6, 2023

First launch

An Atlas V rocket lifting off with bright orange flames beside a launch tower — A United Launch Alliance Atlas V lifts off from Cape Canaveral on September 8, 2016, carrying NASA's OSIRIS-REx. Atlas V has flown most of the Kuiper launches. Photo: NASA/Sandy Joseph and Tim Terry.

Kuiper satellites have flown on 15 launches since October 6, 2023, carrying 398 satellites.

Satellites launched per year

Kuiper satellites launched each year. 2026 is partial, through October 16.

Data table

Kuiper launches by year
Year	Launches	Satellites
2023	1	2
2025	7	180
2026	7	216

Rockets used

Atlas V 5518 (53.3%)
Falcon 93 (20.0%)
Ariane 643 (20.0%)
Atlas V 5011 (6.7%)

Where they orbit

Lower low Earth orbit (80 to 600 km)392 (100.0%)

Atlas V 551 has carried the most Kuiper launches, 8 of 15.

Sources and method

GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0. Updated October 17, 2026. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat).
A Kuiper launch is any orbital launch in the GCAT launch log that carried at least one satellite named Kuiper.