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Soyuz Rideshare 16

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Vostochny (Russia) on December 28, 2025, carrying 52 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 2025 · 13:18 UTCLaunch 2025-313Launch no. 7,176 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportVostochnypad PU1S
OutcomePartial · 0.95stage 4 propulsion failure / early shutdown (burn 6)
Launch agencyRoskosmosRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 2025, 13:18
Launch designation
2025-313
Mission
Soyuz Rideshare 16
Flight name
Aist-2T No. 1/2

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
12 km
Initial apogee
196 km
Inclination
96.0°
Payload mass to orbit
3.0 t
Payloads
52
GCAT launch code
OS95 · S4P6

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Marafon No. 12025-313BNORAD 67249NPO Applied MechanicsCommunications67 kgIn orbit
Marafon No. 2 GMM?2025-313DNORAD 67251NPO Applied MechanicsCommunications67 kgIn orbit
Zorkiy-2M VPE2025-313ENORAD 67252SPUTNIX LtdOptical imaging20 kgIn orbit
Aist-2T No. 12025-313FNORAD 67253Korporatsii RoskosmosOptical imaging670 kgIn orbit
Aist-2T No. 22025-313GNORAD 67254Korporatsii RoskosmosOptical imaging670 kgIn orbit
Paya2025-313HNORAD 67255Iranian Space AgencyTechnology150 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-572025-313JNORAD 67256Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-592025-313KNORAD 67257Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-582025-313LNORAD 67258Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
CSTP-3.102025-313MNORAD 67259Special Technology CenterTechnology25 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-602025-313NNORAD 67260Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SM-3.12025-313PNORAD 67261Special Technology CenterTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Ansat-12025-313QNORAD 67262Special Technology CenterTechnology3 kgIn orbit
DCS-12025-313RNORAD 67263TELNET HoldingTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Kowsar-1.52025-313SNORAD 67264SpaceOMID Co. LLCTechnology30 kgIn orbit
SITRO-TD-42025-313TNORAD 67265Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-652025-313UNORAD 67266Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
Grifon-12025-313VNORAD 67267Novosibirsk State UniversityOptical imaging25 kgIn orbit
Zorkiy-2M No. 72025-313WNORAD 67268SPUTNIX LtdOptical imaging20 kgIn orbit
Grifon-22025-313XNORAD 67269Novosibirsk State UniversityOptical imaging25 kgIn orbit
SITRO-TD-32025-313YNORAD 67270Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SCH-6192025-313ZNORAD 67271Special Technology CenterTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Polytech-Univers-62025-313AANORAD 67272Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic Univ.Space science25 kgIn orbit
VM-3.12025-313ABNORAD 67273Special Technology CenterTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Mokha-12025-313ACNORAD 67274NPO KaisantCommunications5 kgIn orbit
Vladivostok-22025-313ADNORAD 67275Far Eastern Federal Univ.Space science10 kgIn orbit
Argus-3122025-313AENORAD 67276NPO KaisantCommunications5 kgIn orbit
Grifon-42025-313AFNORAD 67277Novosibirsk State UniversityCommunications25 kgIn orbit
MorSat-12025-313AGNORAD 67278Amur State UniversityTechnology10 kgIn orbit
UTE-Galapagos2025-313AHNORAD 67279Equinoctial University of EcuadorTechnology5 kgIn orbit
Zafar-22025-313AJNORAD 67280Iranian Space AgencyTechnology90 kgIn orbit
Aist-ST2025-313AKNORAD 67281Samara National Research UniversityRadar imaging28 kgIn orbit
Grifon-32025-313ALNORAD 67282Novosibirsk State UniversityOptical imaging25 kgIn orbit
Khors No. 52025-313AMNORAD 67283Baumann Moscow State Technical UniversityRadio occultation10 kgIn orbit
Lobachevskiy2025-313ANNORAD 67284Natl. State Research U. of Nizhny Novgorod LobachevskiyOptical imaging27 kgIn orbit
NASBSat-22025-313APNORAD 67285Belarus Academy of SciencesOptical imaging15 kgIn orbit
Mule-4T2025-313AQNORAD 67286Experimental and Design Bureau (OKB) Fifth GenerationTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Luca2025-313ARNORAD 67287Montenegro Space ResearchTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Yeya-22025-313ASNORAD 67288NPO KaisantCommunications5 kgIn orbit
NASBSat-12025-313ATNORAD 67289Belarus Academy of SciencesSpace science10 kgIn orbit
SakhaCube-Cholbon2025-313AUNORAD 67290Junior Academy of Sciences, Sakha RepublicTechnology1 kgIn orbit
QMR-KWT-22025-313AVNORAD 67291Orbital Space (Kuwait)Technology1 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-642025-313AWNORAD 67292Sitronics GroupOptical imaging3 kgIn orbit
Skorpion2025-313AXNORAD 67293Moscow State UniversitySpace science21 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-632025-313AYNORAD 67294Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
Zorkiy-2M No. 52025-313AZNORAD 67295SPUTNIX LtdOptical imaging20 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-622025-313BANORAD 67296Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
SITRO-AIS-612025-313BBNORAD 67297Sitronics GroupCommunications3 kgIn orbit
TriSat-22025-313BCNORAD 67298Experimental and Design Bureau (OKB) Fifth GenerationTechnology0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 20, 2026
Trisat-32025-313BDNORAD 67299Qatar UniversityTechnology0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 11, 2026
Trisat-42025-313BENORAD 67482Experimental and Design Bureau (OKB) Fifth GenerationTechnology0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 21, 2026
Trisat-12025-313BFNORAD 67755RUVDS (MT Finance LLC)Technology0 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 12, 2026

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.