Roscosmos: Soyuz-2.1b Rocket Lifts Off From Vostochny With Two Ionosphere-M Satellites Today, November 5, 2024, at 02:18:40,459 Moscow time, Soyuz-2.1b rocket launcher with Fregat booster sent into space two Earth satellites Ionosphere-M №1 and №2 together with 53 small satellites.
Project Ionozond, Stage 1: Ionosphere-M №1 and №2 Two identical satellites Ionosphere-M №1 and №2 are to be launched on November 5, 2024 from Vostochny launch pad. г. They are part of Ionozond project, which will focus on the studies of terrestrial ionosphere and space weather monitoring.
Ionosphere-M at IKI Full-scale mockup of an Ionosphere-M spacecraft for the Ionozond project is now on display at the IKI’s exhibition.