Russian space program in 2025
Just before the start of the year, Roskosmos promised to launch no less than 12 communications (INSIDER CONTENT), remote-sensing (INSIDER CONTENT) and other satellites from the Russian launch sites in 2025. Some foreign payloads were also planned for launch, according to the State Corporation. According to First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Russia operated 220 scientific and application satellites in April 2025.
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A Soyuz-2-1a rocket with the Progress MS-30 spacecraft lifts off on Feb. 28, 2025.
The world's orbital launch attempts in 2025 (as of
May 4, 2025
):
| 1 |
USA |
Jan. 3 |
8:27 p.m. EST |
Thuraya-4-NGS |
Application / communications |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 2 |
China |
Jan. 7 |
04:00 Beijing Time |
Shi Jian-25 |
Refueling |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
|
|
Success |
| 3 |
USA |
Jan. 6 |
3:43:59 p.m. EST |
Starlink-6-71 (24 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 4 |
USA |
Jan. 8 |
10:27 a.m. EST |
Starlink-12-11 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 5 |
USA |
Jan. 9 |
7:53 p.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-153 (Starshield) |
Military |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 6 |
USA |
Jan. 10 |
2:11:20 p.m. EST |
Starlink-12-12 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 7 |
China |
Jan. 13 |
11:00 Beijing Time |
Weili Kongjian Group-01 Microspace-1 (10 satellites) |
Navigation |
Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon) |
Yellow Sea |
Dongfeng Hangtiangang barge |
|
Success |
| 8 |
USA |
Jan. 13 |
11:47 a.m. EST |
Starlink-12-4 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 9 |
USA |
Jan. 14 |
11:09 p.m. Pacific Time |
Transporter-12 (131 payload) |
Application |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 10 |
USA |
Jan. 15 |
1:11:39 a.m. EST |
Blue Ghost-1, Hakuto-R Mission 2 (Resilience lander, Tenacious micro-rover) |
Lunar / landers / rover |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 11 |
USA |
Jan. 16 |
2:03 a.m. EST |
NG-1 Blue Ring Pathfinder |
Military / servicing |
New Glenn |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-36 |
|
Success* |
| 12 |
USA |
Jan. 16 |
4 p.m. Central Time |
Starship (Flight 7) |
Experimental |
Starship/Superheavy |
Boca Chica |
|
|
Failure |
| 13 |
China |
Jan. 17 |
12:07 Beijing Time |
Bajisitan PRSC-E01, Tianlu-1 (Daqi Tance Yaogan), Lantan-1 (Hangdian Zhisuan-1) |
Application / remote-sensing |
Chang Zheng-2D (Y101) |
Jiuquan |
43/94 |
|
Success |
| 14 |
China |
Jan. 20 |
18:11 Beijing Time |
Yunyao-1 (-37, -38, -39, -40), Jitianxing-A-05 |
|
Gushenxing-1 (Ceres-1) |
Jiuquan |
|
|
Success |
| 15 |
USA |
Jan. 21 |
12:24 a.m. EST |
Starlink-13-1 (21 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 16 |
USA |
Jan. 21 |
7:45 a.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-8 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 17 |
China |
Jan. 23 |
13:15 Beijing Time |
Qianfan Jigui-06 (Thousand Sails) (18 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Chang Zheng-6A |
Taiyuan |
9A |
A |
Success |
| 18 |
China |
Jan. 23 |
23:32 Beijing Time |
TJS-14 |
Military / communications |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
2 |
|
Success |
| 19 |
USA |
Jan. 24 |
6:07 a.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-6 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 20 |
USA |
Jan. 27 |
5:05 p.m. EST |
Starlink-12-7 (21 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 21 |
India |
Jan. 29 |
06:23 India Standard Time |
NVS-02 |
Application / navigation |
GSLV-F15 |
Sriharikota |
SLP |
2 |
Success** |
| 22 |
USA |
Jan. 29 |
8:34 p.m. EST |
SpainSat NG-1 |
Military / communications |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 23 |
USA |
Feb. 1 |
3:02 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-4 (22 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 24 |
Japan |
Feb. 2 |
17:30 Japan Standard Time |
QZS-6 Michibiki-6 |
Application / navigation |
H3 |
Tanegashima |
LA-Y2 |
|
Success |
| 25 |
USA |
Feb. 4 |
5:15 a.m. EST |
Starlink-12-3 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 26 |
USA |
Feb. 4 |
6:13 p.m. EST |
WorldView Legion-5, -6 (2 satellites) |
Application / remote sensing |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39 |
|
Success |
| 27 |
|
Feb. 5 |
06:59:24 Moscow Time |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Success |
| 28 |
USA |
Feb. 8 |
2:18:30 p.m. EST |
Starlink-12-9 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 29 |
USA |
Feb. 9 |
09:43 New Zealand Time |
Kineis IoT-16, -17, 18, 19, -20 (5 satellites) |
Applications / Internet |
Electron (F59) |
Mahia |
LC-1A |
A |
Success |
| 30 |
USA |
Feb. 10 |
6:09:40 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-10 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 31 |
China |
Feb. 11 |
17:30 Beijing Time |
Guowang (Weixing Hulianwang Digui-02) (up to 9 satellites) |
Applicaiton / Internet |
Chang Zheng-8A |
Wenchang |
201 |
|
Success |
| 32 |
USA |
Feb. 11 |
1:53 p.m. EST |
Starlink-12-18 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 33 |
USA |
Feb. 15 |
1:14 a.m. EST |
Starlink-12-8 |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 34 |
USA |
Feb. 19 |
12:17 p.m. New Zealand Time |
BlackSky Global Gen-3 |
Application |
Electron |
Mahia |
LC-1B |
B |
Success |
| 35 |
USA |
Feb. 18 |
6:21 p.m. EST |
Starlink-10-12 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 36 |
USA |
Feb. 21 |
10:19 a.m. EST |
Starlink-12-14 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 37 |
China |
Feb. 22 |
20:11 Beijing Time |
Zhongxing-10R |
Communications |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
2 |
|
Success |
| 38 |
USA |
Feb. 22 |
5:38 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-15-1 (22 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 39 |
USA |
Feb. 26 |
7:16:31 p.m. EST |
Athena IM-2/Grace/MAPP/Yaoki, Odin, Lunar Trailblazer, Chimera GEO-1/Cubesat |
Lunar lander, rovers, hopper; lunar orbiter, asteroid probe |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 40 |
USA |
Feb. 26 |
10:34 p.m. EST |
Starlink-12-13 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 41 |
China |
Feb. 27 |
15:08 Beijing Time |
Siwei Gaojing (Superview) 1-03, -1-04 |
Application / remote sensing |
Chang Zheng-2C |
Jiuquan |
|
|
Success |
| 42 |
Russia (IC) |
Feb. 28 |
00:24:27.328 Moscow Time |
Progress MS-30 |
Cargo supply |
Soyuz-2-1a |
Baikonur |
Site 31 |
6 |
Success |
| 43 |
China |
March 1 |
~18:00 Beijing Time |
? |
? |
Kuaizhou-1A |
Jiuquan |
|
|
Failure |
| 44 |
Russia (IC) |
March 3 |
01:22:17 Moscow Time |
GLONASS-K2 No. 14L (Kosmos-2584) |
Military / navigation |
Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat |
|
|
4 |
Success |
| 45 |
USA |
March 2 |
9:24 p.m. EST |
Starlink -12-20 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success*** |
| 46 |
Europe |
March 6 |
1:24 p.m. French Guiana time |
CSO-3 |
Military / reconnaissance |
Ariane-6 (VA-263) |
Kourou |
ELA-4 |
|
Success |
| 47 |
USA |
March 6 |
17:30:24 Central Time |
Starship (Flight 8), Starlink demostrators |
Experimental |
Starship/Superheavy |
Boca Chica |
|
|
Failure |
| 48 |
China |
March 10 |
01:17 Beijing Time |
TJS-15 |
Military / communications |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
|
|
Success |
| 49 |
China |
March 12 |
00:38 Beijing Time |
Quinfan (Thousand Sails) (18 satellites) |
Internet |
Chang Zheng-8 (Y6) |
Wenchang |
|
|
Success |
| 50 |
USA |
March 11 |
8:10:12 p.m. Pacific Time |
SPHEREx, PUNCH (4 satellites) |
Science / astrophysics, heliophysics |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 51 |
USA |
March 12 |
10:35:30 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-21 (21 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 52 |
USA |
March 14 |
7:03 p.m. EDT |
Crew Dragon (Endurance) |
Piloted |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 53 |
USA |
March 15 |
1:00 p.m. New Zealand Decree Time |
QPS-SAR-9 (Susanoo-1) |
Application / remote sensing |
Electron |
Mahia |
LC-1B |
B |
Success |
| 54 |
China |
March 15 |
12:11 Beijing Time |
Siwei Gaojing-3-02 (Superview Neo-3), Tianyan-23 |
Application / remote sensing |
Chang Zheng-2D |
Jiuquan |
43/94 |
|
Success |
| 55 |
USA |
March 14 |
11:43 p.m. Pacific Time |
Transporter-13 (74 satellites) |
Application |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 56 |
USA |
March 15 |
7:35 a.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-16 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 57 |
Russia (IC) |
March 16 |
13:50 Moscow Time |
Kosmos-2585, -2586, -2587 (Rodnik No. 29, -30, -31) (3 satellites |
Military / communications |
Angara-1.2/AM (IC) |
Plesetsk |
Site 35 |
|
Success |
| 58 |
China |
March 17 |
16:07 Beijing Time |
Yunyao-1 (55-60), Airsat-06 -07, (8 satellites) |
Application / remote sensing |
Gushenxing-1S (Y10) (Ceres-1) |
Jiuquan |
43/95A |
|
Success |
| 59 |
USA |
March 18 |
14:31 New Zealand Daylight Time |
Kineis IoT-4 20-25 (5 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Electron (F62) |
Mahia |
|
|
Success |
| 60 |
USA |
March 18 |
3:57 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-25 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 61 |
USA |
March 20 |
11:49 p.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-57 (~11 Starshield satellites) |
Military |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 62 |
China |
March 21 |
19:07 Beijing Time |
Yumyao-1-43, -44, -45, -46, -47, 48 |
Application / meteorology |
Gushenxing-1 |
Jiuquan |
43/95A |
|
Success |
| 63 |
USA |
March 24 |
1:48 p.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-69 (2 NOSS SIGINT satellites?) |
Military |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 64 |
USA |
March 27 |
4:30 a.m. New Zealand Decree Time |
Orora Tech wildfire (8 satellites) |
Application / remote sensing |
Electron |
Mahia |
|
|
Success |
| 65 |
China |
March 26 |
23:55 Beijing Time |
Tianlian-2-4 |
Communications / Data relay |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
|
|
Success |
| 66 |
USA |
March 26 |
3:11 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-7 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 67 |
China |
March 30 |
00:05 Beijing Time |
TJS-16 |
Military / communications |
Chang Zheng-7A |
Wenchang |
201 |
|
Success |
| 68 |
Europe |
March 29 |
12:30 CET |
- |
Experimental |
Spectrum |
Andoya |
|
|
Failure |
| 69 |
USA |
March 31 |
3:52 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-80 (28 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 70 |
USA |
March 31 |
9:46:50 p.m. EDT |
Crew Dragon Resilience (Fram2) |
Piloted |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 71 |
China |
April 1 |
12:00 Beijing Time |
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan Weixing (4 satellites) |
Applications / Internet |
Chang Zheng-2D (Y78) |
Jiuquan |
|
|
Success |
| 72 |
China |
April 3 |
10:12 Beijing Time |
Tianping-3A-02 |
Radar, optical calibration |
Chang Zheng-6A |
Taiyuan |
|
|
Success |
| 73 |
USA |
April 3 |
6:02 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-13 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 74 |
USA |
April 6 |
11:07 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-72 (28 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 75 |
USA |
April 7 |
4:06:10 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-11 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 76 |
Russia (IC) |
April 8 |
08:47:15.309 Moscow Time |
Soyuz MS-27 |
Piloted |
Soyuz-2-1a |
Baikonur |
Site 31 |
6 |
Success |
| 77 |
China |
April 11 |
00:47 Beijing Time |
TJS-17 |
Military / communications |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
|
|
Success |
| 78 |
USA |
April 12 |
5:25 a.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-192 (22 Starshield satellites) |
Military / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 79 |
USA |
April 12 |
7:53:30 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-17 (21 satellite) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 80 |
USA |
April 14 |
12:00 a.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-73 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 81 |
USA |
April 16 |
12:33 p.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-174 (2 satellites) |
Military |
Minotaur-4 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-8 |
|
Success |
| 82 |
China |
April 19 |
06:51 Beijing Time |
Shiyan-27-01, -27-02, -27-03, -27-04, -27-05, -27-06 |
|
Chang Zheng-6A |
Taiyuan |
|
|
Success |
| 83 |
USA |
April 20 |
5:29 a.m. Pacific Time |
NROL-145 (Starshield) |
Military / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 84 |
USA |
April 21 |
4:15:45 a.m. EDT |
Cargo Dragon CRS-32 |
Cargo supply |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 85 |
USA |
April 21 |
8:48 p.m. EDT |
Bandwagon-3 (South-Korean reconnaissance satellite, 425-4 Sat 3, Tomorrow-S7, Phoenix-1 Atmos Space Cargo |
Military / reconnaissance |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 86 |
China |
April 24 |
17:17 Beijing Time |
Shenzhou-20 |
Piloted / space station |
Chang Zheng-2F/G |
Jiuquan |
|
|
Success |
| 87 |
USA |
April 24 |
9:52 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-74 (28 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 88 |
China |
April 27 |
23:54 Beijing Time |
Tianlian-2-05 |
Data relay |
Chang Zheng-3B |
Xichang |
2 |
|
Success |
| 89 |
USA |
April 27 |
10:09:40 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-23 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 90 |
China |
April 29 |
04:10 Beijing Time |
Xingwang (9 satellites) |
Internet |
Chang Zheng-5B (Y7) |
Wenchang |
101 |
|
Success |
| 91 |
USA |
April 28 |
1:42:30 p.m. Pacific Time |
Starlink-11-9 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Vandenberg |
SLC-4E |
E |
Success |
| 92 |
USA |
April 28 |
7:01 p.m. EDT |
Kuiper-1 KA-01 (27 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Atlas-5-551/Centaur (AV-107) |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-41 |
|
Success |
| 93 |
USA |
April 28 |
10:34:10 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-12-10 (23 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral / KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
| 94 |
Europe |
April 29 |
06:15 French Guiana Time |
Biomass |
Application / remote sensing |
Vega-C (VV26) |
Kourou |
ELA-1 |
|
Success |
| 95 |
USA |
April 29 |
6:37 a.m. Pacific Time |
LM-400 |
Experimental |
Firefly Alpha FLTA006 (IC) |
Vandenberg |
SLC-2W |
|
Failure |
| 96 |
USA |
May 1 |
9:51 p.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-75 (28 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral |
SLC-40 |
|
Success |
| 97 |
USA |
May 4 |
4:54 a.m. EDT |
Starlink-6-84 (29 satellites) |
Application / Internet |
Falcon-9 |
Cape Canaveral/KSC |
LC-39A |
A |
Success |
The 2025 space launch score card (as of
May 4, 2025
):
Falcon-9:
52 |
Chang Zheng-3B:
7 |
|
Ariane-6:
1 |
GSLV:
1 |
H3:
1 |
|
New Glenn:
1 |
Jielong-3:
1 |
|
Spectrum:
1* |
|
|
|
Starship/Superheavy:
2* |
Chang Zheng-2D:
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Electron:
5 |
Gushenxing-1 (Ceres-1):
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Minotaur:
1 |
Chang Zheng-6A:
3 |
|
|
|
|
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Atlas-5:
1 |
Chang Zheng-8A:
2 |
|
|
|
|
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Firefly Alpha:
1* |
Chang Zheng-2C:
1 |
|
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|
| |
Kuaizhou-1:
1* |
|
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|
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| |
Chang Zheng-7A:
1 |
|
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| |
Chang Zheng-2F/G:
1 |
|
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| |
Chang Zheng-5B:
1 |
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|
USA failed:
3 |
China failed:
1 |
Russia failed:
0 |
Europe failed:
1 |
India failed:
0 |
Japan failed:
0 |
World failed:
5 |
|
Cape Canaveral/KSC:
38 |
Xichang:
7 |
|
|
Sriharikota:
1 |
Tanegashima:
1 |
World sites:
15 |
Vandenberg:
18 |
Yellow Sea:
1 |
|
Andoya:
1 |
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|
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Boca Chica:
2 |
Jiuquan:
9 |
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|
|
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Mahia:
5 |
Taiyuan:
3 |
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Planned Russian space launches:
June 8: An Angara-5 rocket to launch a military payload from Site 35 in Plesetsk. (As of early 2025)
July 3: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch the Progress MS-31 cargo ship from Baikonur. During 2024, the launch of Progress was expected on May 28, 2025, but before the end of 2024, the launch date shifted to July 3, 2025. On March 14, 2025, RKK Energia reported that the spacecraft completed its factory tests and was shipped to Baikonur.
July 24: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch the second pair Ionosfera satellites (No. 3 and No. 4) and a cluster of secondary payloads from Vostochny.
As of October 2024, the launch was expected in April 2025, but by the end of 2024, the mission was set for June 17, 2025. In March 2025, the launch was expected on July 24.
The Fregat upper stage for the mission arrived at Vostochny by April 11, 2025. At the launch site, the space tug was put into storage until the start of the active launch campaign, Roskosmos said.
End of August: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch Aist-2T No. 1 and No. 2 observation satellites and a cluster of secondary payloads from Site 1S in Vostochny (As of September 2024).
In 2021, the launch was promised in 2023. In February 2020, the mission was planned for November 2022 and was later re-scheduled for Dec. 25, 2024. By mid-October 2024, the mission was postponed until at least March 17, 2025, and by the end of 2024, it was rumored to be delayed until June 26, 2025. Early in 2025, the launch slipped to the end of August 2025.
The launch vehicle for the mission was delivered to by rail from Samara to Vostochny in mid-November 2024.
September 11: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch the Progress MS-32 cargo ship from Baikonur. During 2024, the launch of Progress MS-32 was expected on Aug. 13, 2025, but before the end of 2024, the mission shifted to Sept. 11, 2025.
July 20-September: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch the Bion-M No. 2 satellite. (In 2013, the launch was expected in 2016-2017, however by mid-2014 it was delayed to 2019. In 2015, the mission was re-scheduled for 2021 and by the end of 2018, it was postponed until 2023. The 2023 launch date was reconfirmed in 2019. But by 2023, it was postponed until 2024. By May 2024, the launch date slipped from August to Sept. 1, 2024, and by July 2024, it was re-scheduled for March 2025. In early 2025, the mission was expected in July of that year, but by April, Russian officials admitted possibility of a delay until September 2025.
November 27: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch Soyuz MS-28 crew vehicle from Baikonur carrying three members of Expedition 74 to the International Space Station, ISS.
On Aug. 21, 2024, Roskosmos announced that Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud'-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev and Oleg Platonov had been assigned to the Soyuz MS-28 crew. Around that time, the launch of Soyuz MS-28 was expected on Oct. 25, 2025, but before the end of 2024, the mission shifted to Nov. 27, 2025.
December 19: A Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch the Progress MS-33 cargo ship from Baikonur. During 2024, the launch of Progress MS-33 was expected on Nov. 20, 2025, but before the end of 2024, the mission shifted to Dec. 19, 2025.
Delayed from first quarter: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket to launch the Obzor-R remote-sensing satellite. In early 2024, the launch was expected in the second quarter of that year, but by August 2024, it was postponed until the fourth quarter of 2024 and by September 2024, it was postponed until the first quarter of 2025.
The unboard payload for the first Obzor-R was delivered to RKTs Progress for final integration in April 2024, making it possible the shipment of the satellite to the launch site in December 2024 and its launch in the first quarter of 2025, according to RKTs Progress. However, unofficial sources said in the Fall of 2024, that the Kasatka-R radar payload had to be shipped back to its manufacturer, NII TP, for upgrades after failing tests, which was the main reason that pushed the mission from 2024 into 2025. By early 2025, the launch was delayed until Summer of Fall of that year.
2025: A Soyuz-2 rocket to launch five experimental satellites for the Marafon IoT system (INSIDER CONTENT). (As of early 2023)
2025: A Proton-M rocket to launch a communications satellite for Iran from Baikonur to the geostationary orbit.
2025: Russia to launch Smotr-V and -R remote sensing satellites for Gazprom-SPKA. (As of 2023)
2025: Russia to launch the first satellite in the Berkut remote-sensing series (INSIDER CONTENT). (As of 2024)
Delayed from July 2024: A Proton-M rocket to launch the Elektro-M No. 2-2 weather satellite.
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