Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | AIST-2T 01 & 02

Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Vehicle: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

Launch Date: December 28, 2025

Launch Site: Cosmodrome Site 1S

Target Orbit: SSO

Orbital Compute Tier: Low

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.

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