Russian space agency Roscosmos has successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft, carrying a payload of satellites into orbit. The mission included two Iranian satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, as well as Russian and Chinese student satellites. This marks the latest in a series of cooperative launches between Russia and Iran, following previous successful missions in 2022 and February 2024.

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