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. December 28, 2025 at 13:18 UTC · Launch Successful Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M — Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), to Sun-Synchronous Orbit Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation The world's 7171st orbital launch attempt, and 322nd of 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFOWEUSP9Vo Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by Roscosmos (Roscosmos Image Use Policy) via The Space Devs.