Russia’s Final 2025 Orbital Launch: Soyuz-2.1b Deploys Aist-2T Stereo Imaging Satellites and 50 Secondary Payloads from Vostochny Cosmodrome

Abstract – Russia’s December 2025 Soyuz-2.1b Launch from Vostochny: Advancing Domestic Earth Observation Capabilities Russia conducted its concluding orbital launch of 2025 on December 28, when a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket lifted off from Site 1S at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region at 16:18 Moscow time (13:18 UTC). The mission successfully deployed two primary … Leggi tutto Russia’s Final 2025 Orbital Launch: Soyuz-2.1b Deploys Aist-2T Stereo Imaging Satellites and 50 Secondary Payloads from Vostochny Cosmodrome