Amazon just got a reprieve: it only has 331 Leo satellites instead of the 1,616 it needed by July

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What just happened? Amazon has been given a reprieve in its long-running effort to build a satellite internet network that can challenge SpaceX's Starlink. The FCC has waived a July 30 deadline that would have required the company to place half of its first-generation Amazon Leo constellation in orbit, removing a threat that could have sharply limited the project before it got going.

Amazon Leo, which was formerly known as Project Kuiper, was approved by the FCC in 2020 – with conditions attached.

The tech giant had to deploy 50% of its planned 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2026, and the full constellation by July 30, 2029. But with the deadline less than two months away, Amazon has only around 331 satellites in orbit, far fewer than the 1,616 required.

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