launched from Russia

Ionosfera-M 1

Success
NOV 04202423:18:40 UTC

Inaugural launch of the Ionosfera-M constellation, delivering the first pair of satellites (Ionosfera-M 1 and 2) into sun-synchronous orbit at 800 km. Russia's first major ionospheric and space-weather monitoring program in years, the constellation was designed to study solar and geomagnetic disturbances and their effects on the ionosphere.

GK Launch Services commercial rideshare mission.

launched from 1S Vostochny

aboard Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat-M into SSO

Payloads · 29

  • 01

    Ionosfera-M 1

    Heliophysics

  • 02

    Ionosfera-M 2

    Heliophysics

  • 03

    Altair

    Astronomy

  • 04

    ArcticSat-1

    Earth observation

  • 05

    ASRTU-1 (Frendship ATURK)

    Amateur radio

  • 06

    CSTP-2.1, CSTP-2.11, CSTP-2.2

    Technology demonstration

  • 07

    Gorizont

    Technology demonstration

  • 08

    Hod-Hod 1A

    IoT data collection

  • 09

    HyperView-1G

    Earth observation

  • 10

    Khors 3, 4

    Technology demonstration

  • 11

    Kolibri-S

    Earth observation

  • 12

    Kowsar

    Earth observation

  • 13

    Mordovia-IoT

    IoT data collection

  • 14

    MTUCI-1

    Technology demonstration

  • 15

    Nokhcho

    IoT data collection

  • 16

    Norbi-3

    Heliophysics

  • 17

    Polytech Universe-4

    Earth observation

  • 18

    Polytech Universe-5

    AIS ship tracking

  • 19

    RTU MIREA 1

    Technology demonstration

  • 20

    Ruzaevka-390

    Technology demonstration

  • 21

    SamSat-ION 2 (SamSat-Ionosphere)

    Heliophysics

  • 22

    SIT-2086

    IoT data collection

  • 23

    SIT-HSE

    IoT data collection

  • 24

    SITRO-AIS x 24

    AIS ship tracking

  • 25

    TUSUR-GO

    Technology demonstration

  • 26

    Vizard-ion

    Technology demonstration

  • 27

    Vladivostok-1

  • 28

    YUZGU-60

    Technology demonstration

  • 29

    ZimSat-2 (AMAISAT)

    Earth observation

last updated Sep 28, 2026