AIST-2T 01 & 02

Name: AIST-2T 01 & 02
Start: 2025-12-28T13:18:05.000Z
End: 2025-12-28T13:18:05.000Z
Location: Cosmodrome Site 1S

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Launch time

T-0

Sun 28 Dec, 14:18:05 CET

13:18:05 UTC

Second precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

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Launch record updated by LL2 Mon 29 Dec 2025, 01:35 CET

Feed checked 11 Oct, 03:42 CEST

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Mission

AIST-2T 01 & 02 on Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M. Sun 28 Dec 2025, 13:18:05 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Cosmodrome Site 1S. Source: Launch Library 2.

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.

Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Soyuz 2.1b on the pad — Credit: Roscosmos · Roscosmos terms (non-commercial)

Launch timeline

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Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (18)

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Sun 28 Dec 2025, 19:39 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Sun 28 Dec 2025, 13:19 UTCLL2 update
Liftoff.
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Sun 28 Dec 2025, 12:28 UTCLL2 update
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
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Thu 18 Dec 2025, 17:26 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch.
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Mon 15 Dec 2025, 20:51 UTCLL2 update
Added tentative launch time.
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Mon 8 Dec 2025, 15:05 UTCLL2 update
Reverted to NET December 28.
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Mon 10 Nov 2025, 20:31 UTCLL2 update
Reverted to NET early 2026.
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Sun 9 Nov 2025, 08:56 UTCLL2 update
NET December 28.
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Wed 1 Oct 2025, 20:07 UTCLL2 update
NET February 2026.
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Fri 12 Sept 2025, 12:32 UTCLL2 update
NET December 10.
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Fri 29 Aug 2025, 14:25 UTCLL2 update
NET December 15.
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Sat 26 Jul 2025, 12:22 UTCLL2 update
NET November 20.
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Tue 3 Jun 2025, 01:38 UTCLL2 update
NET October 20.
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Wed 2 Apr 2025, 13:56 UTCLL2 update
NET late August.
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Mon 3 Feb 2025, 18:31 UTCLL2 update
NET July 31.
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Sun 26 Jan 2025, 03:21 UTCLL2 update
NET June 26.
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Wed 16 Oct 2024, 18:45 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to 17 March 2025.
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Thu 26 Sept 2024, 14:11 UTCLL2 update
Added launch.
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Launch pad

Cosmodrome Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation (RU)

Coordinates: 51.884395, 128.333932

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