Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-MCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Ionosfera-M 1 & 2
Launched
November 4, 2024 · 23:18 UTC
Image: Roscosmos
Summary
Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on November 4, 2024 at 23:18 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 326th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 56 objects from this launch are catalogued, 55 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 30th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 326th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,792nd orbital launch attempt203rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
56 catalogued: 55 payloads, 1 debris; 46 still in orbit
- Ionosfera-M No. 1 · NORAD 61735 · in orbit
- Ionosfera-M No. 2 · NORAD 61736 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-16 · NORAD 61737 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-15 · NORAD 61738 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-21 · NORAD 61739 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-22 · NORAD 61740 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-24 · NORAD 61741 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-23 · NORAD 61742 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-13 · NORAD 61743 · in orbit
- Polytech Univers-5 · NORAD 61745 · in orbit
- Colibri-S · NORAD 61746 · in orbit
- Polytech Univers-4 · NORAD 61747 · in orbit
Show 43 more payloads
- SITRO-AIS-44 · NORAD 61748 · in orbit
- Vizard-ion · NORAD 61749 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-14 · NORAD 61752 · in orbit
- Khors No. 3 · NORAD 61753 · in orbit
- Khors No. 4 · NORAD 61754 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-43 · NORAD 61755 · re-entered October 3, 2026
- SITRO-AIS-42 · NORAD 61756 · in orbit
- Gorizont · NORAD 61757 · re-entered May 16, 2026
- SITRO-AIS-20 · NORAD 61758 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-19 · NORAD 61759 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-41 · NORAD 61760 · in orbit
- ArcticSat-1 · NORAD 61762 · re-entered June 14, 2026
- SIT-HSE · NORAD 61763 · in orbit
- SIT-2086 · NORAD 61764 · in orbit
- Mordovia-IOT · NORAD 61765 · re-entered February 5, 2026
- Ruzaevka-390 · NORAD 61766 · re-entered March 10, 2026
- Nokhcho · NORAD 61767 · re-entered December 29, 2025
- Kowsar · NORAD 61769 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-48 · NORAD 61771 · in orbit
- Hyperview-1G · NORAD 61772 · re-entered August 18, 2026
- SITRO-AIS-47 · NORAD 61773 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-46 · NORAD 61774 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-40 · NORAD 61776 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-39 · NORAD 61778 · in orbit
- Al'tair · NORAD 61779 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-37 · NORAD 61780 · in orbit
- ASRTU-OSCAR-123 · NORAD 61781 · in orbit
- TUSUR GO · NORAD 61782 · re-entered May 7, 2026
- ZIMSAT-2 · NORAD 61783 · re-entered January 20, 2026
- SamSat-Ion 2 · NORAD 61784 · in orbit
- RTU MIREA1 · NORAD 61785 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-38 · NORAD 61786 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-45 · NORAD 61788 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-17 · NORAD 61789 · in orbit
- SITRO-AIS-18 · NORAD 61790 · in orbit
- CSTP-2.11 · in orbit
- Vladivostok-1 · in orbit
- CSTP-2.1 · in orbit
- CSTP-2.2 · in orbit
- Norbi-3 · re-entered March 18, 2025
- MTUSI-1 · in orbit
- Hodhod · in orbit
- YUZGU-60 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ionosfera is a constellation of four ionospheric and magnetospheric research satellites developed by for Roscosmos for the project Ionozond. The satellites will operate on circular sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), at altitude of about 800 km and located in two orbital planes of two satellites each. The following science instruments are carried on the satellites: * SPER/1 Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer * SG/1 Gamma-ray spectrometer * GALS/1 Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1 * LAERTES On-board Ionosonde * NBK/2 Low-frequency wave complex * ESEP Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer * Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer * MayaK On-board radio transmitters * PES GPS-GLONASS device The launch also include a secondary payload of 53 small satellites developed by various institutions and companies in Russia and other nations (including 2 from Iran) for technology demonstration, communication and Earth observation purposes.
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
17th launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 2nd this year · 18th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 5, 8:18 AM GMT+9, in daylight
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
249 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
All satellites have separated.
Show 9 earlier updates
Main payloads have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/5/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 11/4/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/16/2024 · source
NET November 5.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2024 · source
No longer scheduled for May 21.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/8/2024 · source
NET May 21.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/10/2024 · source
NET May 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2023 · source
NET early 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2023 · source
Questions
When did Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 launch?
Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 launched on November 4, 2024 at 23:18 UTC.
Where can I watch Ionosfera-M 1 & 2?
Coverage: Трансляция запуска космических аппаратов «Ионосфера-М» № 1 и № 2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ionosfera-M 1 & 2?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Nov 5, 8:18 AM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Ionosfera-M 1 & 2 launch?
55 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 45 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).