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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | AIST-2T 01 & 02

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 338th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 7,171st orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 28, 2025 · 13:18 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 28, 13:18Dec 28, 13:18 UTC

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AIST-2T 01 & 02

A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km. 50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started

    LL2 · 12/28/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/18/2025 · source

  • Added tentative launch time.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source

  • Reverted to NET December 28.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2025 · source

  • Reverted to NET early 2026.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/10/2025 · source

  • NET December 28.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2025 · source

  • NET February 2026.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2025 · source

  • NET December 10.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2025 · source

Pad — Cosmodrome Site 1S

Local pad time: Dec 28, 10:18 PM GMT+9

20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

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