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July 2, 2026
ULA Final Atlas V 551 (retired)

Launched: 12:30 AM
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) final Atlas V 551 configuration rocket on this Amazon Leo LA-08 mission
Payload: 29 Amazon Leo satellites

Northeast trajectory after launch, sending 29 Amazon Leo broadband internet satellites to Low Earth Orbit.
LA-08 is the eighth and final launch of Amazon Leo aboard an Atlas rocket, phased out in favor of ULA Vulcan.
This is also the final flight for the Atlas V 551, which uses five GEM-63 solid rocket boosters and a single engine Centaur upper stage.

Viewing Site: Merritt Island, FL

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Camera 3 Wide Stationary

Camera 2 Tracking

Camera 1 High Power Tracking

Camera 4 Wide

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

LA-08 is the 4th Atlas V launch of 2026 and the 110th overall, and could be the final launch of any Atlas rocket, if the Boeing Starliner does not fly again.
ULA has 6 Atlas V rockets left, but of the N22 configuration with 2 solid rocket boosters (SRBs), with a dual-engine Centaur second stage.

Stats:

Atlas V: 110th Mission, 4th Mission of 2026
United Launch Alliance (ULA): 174th Mission, 5th Mission of 2026

2026: 157th Orbital Launch Attempt