Soyuz

The first Soyuz-5 suborbital test flight is scheduled for March 3 between 14:00 and 16:00 Moscow Time.

The rocket uses new second-stage engines derived from the RD-0124 engine used on Soyuz-2.1b's third stage.

The Soyuz-5 second stage and its mass simulator will reenter and fall into the Pacific Ocean.

The Soyuz 5 stage 2 is initially on a path to 85° inclination before offset thrust steers it to 65° for re-entry.

The Soyuz 5 test mission is a sub-orbital launch.

The Soyuz 5 stage 1 drop zone is about 1,500 km north of Baikonur.

The Soyuz 5 sub-orbital test launch is scheduled for April 2025.

The first Soyuz-5 rocket’s inaugural flight was pushed to April 2 at the earliest.

The Soyuz 5 launch profile appears to include a second-stage de-orbit and re-entry about 115 minutes after lift-off.

A Soyuz-2 launch is planned from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome between April 1 and 15.

The Orel descent module will use solid rocket motors for both vertical and horizontal speed reduction before touchdown, like Soyuz.

The rollout of the first Soyuz-5 rocket to launch pad Site 45 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan was postponed to March 29.

The new Soyuz 5 rocket is scheduled to launch from Baikonur in the next few days.

During the planned Soyuz-2 launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, separating parts of the launch vehicle may fall in the Udorsky Municipal District, the Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District, and the Kortkerossky Municipal District.

The Soyuz launch used a different military-style payload fairing than the Ariane-4-derived 81KS fairing depicted by the satellite developer.

Bureau 1440 separated 16 Rassvet satellites from Soyuz's third stage.

A Bureau 1440 video depicts 16 Rassvet satellites separating from Soyuz's third stage.

The Rassvet satellites were deployed from Soyuz's third stage.