Atlas V Launches 29 Amazon LEO Satellites, Ties Heaviest Payload Record
Summary: United Launch Alliance's Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, 2026, at 7:53 p.m. EDT (2353 GMT), successfully placing 29 Amazon LEO broadband internet satellites into orbit. The payload weighed approximately 18 metric tons, tying the record for the heaviest payload the Atlas V has ever delivered to orbit.