FCC approves Amazon's 4,500-satellite expansion for Leo internet service to compete with SpaceX Starlink; deployment required by 2032-2035, constellation grows to 7,700 satellites total.

Amazon gets FCC approval to launch 4,500 Leo internet satellites

Amazon Leo Satellite Connectivity signage is displayed during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it approved Amazon's request to deploy 4,500 satellites, expanding the company's planned constellation as it vies to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.The FCC's approval brings the size of Amazon's planned constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to roughly 7,700 ...