Overview
- Roscosmos announced a Soyuz-2.1b mission from Vostochny that is planned to deploy 52 spacecraft at the end of the week.
- The corporation designated the Vostochny mission as Russia's final launch of 2025.
- Payloads include Aist-2T Nos. 1 and 2 for stereometric Earth imaging.
- Student-built satellites will fly from programs at Bauman MSTU, MAI, Far Eastern Federal University and Amur State University.
- Separately, the Ministry of Defence reported a Soyuz-2.1a launch from Plesetsk at 17:11 MSK on December 25, placing a satellite into its target orbit with stable telemetry.