Amazon Leo home internet: price, availability and launch date

Amazon's satellite internet, formerly Project Kuiper, is close to launch. Here's what Amazon has confirmed and what it hasn't.

What is Amazon Leo?

Amazon Leo is Amazon's own satellite internet service. It used to be called Project Kuiper. Like other satellite internet, it's aimed at homes and businesses that cable and fiber don't reach, but it isn't open to homes yet.

How Amazon Leo works

Satellite internet sends your connection through space instead of through a cable in the ground. You put a small dish outside with a clear view of the sky, plug it into a Wi-Fi router, and the dish talks to satellites overhead. It's mainly for homes that cable, fiber and 5G don't reach.

Amazon Leo uses thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit, about 300 to 400 miles up. Because they're close, lag is far lower than with older satellite services like HughesNet and Viasat, which use a few geostationary satellites 22,000 miles away.

When can you get Amazon Leo?

Not yet. Amazon says it will launch service by the end of 2026, first in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France and Germany. Coverage starts at higher latitudes and expands toward the equator as more satellites launch, so some areas will wait longer than others. You can join the free waitlist at leo.amazon.com.

What's happened so far

• Oct 2026: Amazon says it has built its 1,000th satellite and has about 400 in orbit, out of 3,232 planned. Its next launch, on ULA's Vulcan rocket, is scheduled for late October.
• Sep 2026: AT&T Business became the first U.S. telecom to resell Amazon Leo, alongside its fiber and 5G service.
• Jun 2026: The FCC waived the deadline to have half the constellation in orbit by July 2026.
• Apr 2026: Delta chose Amazon Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi, starting with 500 planes in 2028.
• Nov 2025: Project Kuiper was renamed Amazon Leo.

How much will Amazon Leo cost?

Amazon hasn't announced monthly prices. The one number it has given is the dish: it targets under $400 for the standard Leo Pro. Amazon also plans Prime and other bundles to win customers, Broadband Breakfast reports, but no bundle prices are public.

Still unknown: whether you buy or rent the dish, contract length, and data limits. Treat any monthly price you see online as an estimate.

How fast is Amazon Leo?

What you'd need at home

• A dish (Nano, Pro or Ultra) with a clear view of the sky. Trees and buildings cause more dropouts than weather does.
• Power for the dish and router, and usually a mount on the roof, a pole or the ground.
• A Wi-Fi router. Amazon hasn't said whether one is included.

Amazon Leo vs. Starlink

Amazon Leo's main rival is Starlink, the satellite internet service from SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company. Starlink works the same way, a dish talking to low-orbit satellites, but it has been selling to homes for years: it's available across the U.S. today and has more than 10 million customers worldwide. That makes it the benchmark Amazon Leo will be judged against.

Full comparison: Amazon Leo vs. Starlink →

Should you wait for Amazon Leo?

• If you need internet now: no. Starlink has a 30-day refund, so you can switch later without much risk.
• If cable, fiber or 5G reaches you: those are usually faster and cheaper than any satellite plan. Check your address first.
• If you are rural, move between homes or want a backup line: join the waitlist and compare once Amazon publishes prices. See the best rural internet for options today.

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