Overview
- Roscosmos said the final Russian launch of 2025 will carry 52 spacecraft on a Soyuz‑2.1b rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
- The payload list includes Aist‑2T No. 1 and No. 2, which are designed for stereoscopic Earth imaging.
- Several student-built satellites will fly, including projects from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, the Moscow Aviation Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, and Amur State University.
- The agency indicated the launch is expected at the end of the week, with specific timing and orbital details yet to be released.
- Separately on December 25, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported a successful Soyuz‑2.1a launch with a satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 17:11 Moscow time.