MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with a pair of Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical spacecraft and 18 satellites in the air has launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, according to a Roscosmos broadcast.In about nine and a half minutes, the warhead, together with the Fregat upper stage, will separate from the third stage of the rocket. The main payload is the Ionosfera-M No. 3 and No. 4 heliogeophysical spacecraft - they are planned to be launched into sun-synchronous orbit about an hour after launch.As Roscosmos reported earlier, 18 small spacecraft are being sent into orbit along with the Ionosfera-M, including the Nahid-2 spacecraft - a telecommunications satellite manufactured by the Iranian Space Research Center.Including the plans to launch into orbit nine small spacecraft developed by Geoscan. The satellites will take photographs of the Earth, track the location of aircraft and sea vessels, and study space processes. Several satellites will be used to study the space-Earth radio link and participate in experiments on controlling small satellites in low Earth orbit.
MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The head section of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket, consisting of the Fregat upper stage, two Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical satellites and 18 small spacecraft, successfully separated from the third stage, according to a Roscosmos broadcast.The Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 08:54 Moscow time. The launch of the Ionosfer-M pair No. 3 and No. 4 by the upper stage will take about an hour. After that, 18 accompanying spacecraft will be launched into their target orbits, including the Iranian-made Nahid-2 telecommunications satellite.The Ionosfera-M satellites are part of the Ionozond space complex, which is being created to monitor the heliogeophysical environment (space weather) in order to solve a wide range of problems, including monitoring the ionosphere and the Sun. In particular, it is planned to study the distribution of ozone in the upper layers of the atmosphere and monitor the radiation situation.
25 Jul, 09:55Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b rocket with Ionosfera-M satellites blasts off from Vostochny spaceportIt will take the booster about an hour to deliver a pair of Ionosfera No. 3 and Ionosfera No. 4 heliogeophysical satellites into orbitMOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a pair of Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical satellites and 18 other satellites as a hosted payload lifted off from the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos said in a live broadcast on Friday.In about nine minutes after the liftoff, the front part of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket consisting of a Fregat booster, two Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical satellites and 18 small satellites separated from the rocket’s upper stage.The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East at 8:54 a.m. Moscow time (5:54 a.m. GMT). It will take the booster about an hour to deliver a pair of Ionosfera No. 3 and Ionosfera No. 4 heliogeophysical satellites into orbit. After that, it will deliver 18 small satellites, including the Iranian Nahid 2 telecommunications space vehicle manufactured by Iran’s Space Research Center into the designated orbits.The satellites that will be delivered into the designated orbits include nine small space vehicles based on the Geoscan platform. They will make images of the Earth, track the location of aircraft and vessels and study space processes. Several satellites will be used to study the space-Earth radio link and participate in experiments for control of small satellites in the low-Earth orbit.
MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. A pair of Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical satellites, launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome using the Soyuz-2.1b rocket, have been successfully launched into a sun-synchronous orbit using the Fregat upper stage. This was reported by Roscosmos."The Ionosfera-M No. 3 and No. 4 satellites, launched from Vostochny, have been delivered to the designated orbit and separated from the Fregat upper stage," the statement said. The state corporation noted that the upper stage continues to launch satellites into target orbits.
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MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. The Geoscan-4 and Geoscan-5 microsatellites equipped with communications equipment from the Gonets Satellite System company (part of Roscosmos) have been launched into their designated orbit, Gonets said in a statement."Two small spacecraft developed by the Geoscan group of companies with a connected payload of the Gonets system were launched into the planned orbit during a July 25 launch from the Vostochny spaceport of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle," the statement says.The Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from site 1C of the Vostochny spaceport at 8.54 a.m. Moscow time. It carried the Fregat upper stage with Ionosphere-M devices No. 3 and No. 4, as well as 18 associated satellites, into its reference orbit. The satellites include nine devices manufactured by the Geoscan group of companies, including two with the Messenger communication equipment.According to Gonets Satellite System CEO Andrey Manoilo, today's launch marked the beginning of a unique experiment in the interaction of two connected groups in different orbits - the Gonets system already deployed at an altitude of 1,500 km and the Geoscan test segment at an altitude of 500 km."We will analyze the operation of the dual-band connected payload, which is installed on the small spacecraft for the first time, in particular, we will evaluate energy efficiency, load capacity, and many others. An analysis of the on-board complex's operation will make it possible to develop optimal algorithms for simultaneous customer service from devices in different orbits," he said.Manoilo said that together with the colleagues from the Geoscan group of companies, approaches to the creation and management of multi-platform satellite systems will be worked out."We believe that this will allow us not only to improve the mechanisms of operator activity, but also to branch out into new segments of consumers, including the rapidly growing market of unmanned aircraft systems. The first signals have been received from the devices, and after they are taken over, we will begin testing payloads," he said.Alexey Semyonov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Geoscan Group, added that the two experimental satellites will carry out two-way data transmission, which is widely used in remote monitoring systems, personal communications and the Internet of Things.
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589LAUNCH at 0554 UTC Jul 25 of a Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat from Vostochniy with the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 science sats and a cluster of small Russian satellites, as well as Iran's Nahid-2.6:05 AM · Jul 25, 2025
Iran receives first data from Nahid-2 satelliteTehran, IRNA – The Iranian Space Agency (I.S.A.) has announced that it has received the first telemetry data from the Nahid-2 satellite, which was launched into orbit this morning.The data confirms that the satellite is intact and functioning properly.Hassan Salarieh, the head of the I.S.A, said on Friday that Nahid-3 is currently under construction.Developed by the Iranian Space Research Institute and the I.S.A., the Nahid-2 communication satellite was launched into space aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome on Friday.The Nahid-2 is an upgraded version of Nahid-1. Iran has been actively involved in space technology development since 2005.Several Iranian knowledge-based companies cooperated in building the Nahid-2, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) microsatellite designed to operate at an altitude of 500 kilometers.Weighing approximately 110 kilograms, the satellite represents a major step forward in Iran’s plans to develop both LEO communications satellite constellations and future Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) telecommunications systems.With Nahid-2 now in orbit, Iran’s indigenous Ku-band communication technologies will undergo operational testing in space for the first time.
Soyuz's third stage, as seen from separating Fregat upper stage during today's launch
https://en.irna.ir/news/85896785/Iran-receives-first-data-from-Nahid-2-satelliteQuoteThe pictured satellite is indeed Nahid-1 (for reference see here: https://media.president.ir/uploads/org/154806720666898000.jpg). Nahid-2 is looking slightly different: https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2025/07/28/4/172007700.jpg
The pictured satellite is indeed Nahid-1 (for reference see here: https://media.president.ir/uploads/org/154806720666898000.jpg). Nahid-2 is looking slightly different: https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2025/07/28/4/172007700.jpg
I somehow missed it, but about a week ago, Roscosmos uploaded on VK more footage from the recent Ionosfera-M №3 & №4 launch
The AstroLine mission comprises four 3U small spacecraft (FSKL5695-11, FSKL5695-12, FSKL5695-13, FSKL5695-14) and aims to achieve educational goals: research and experiments in space-to-Earth radio links, and control of small satellites in low Earth orbit.
