On 19 June 2025, at 06:01.20 MSK (03:01.20 UTC), crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of an Angara A5 launcher from the Plesetsk test site. (Video of the launch in the MoD Telegram channel.)

The rocket, equipped with Briz-M upper stage, delivered into orbit a satellite designated Cosmos-2589, which received international designations 2025-131A and registered by NORAD as object 64467. Later, the satellite released an object, commonly referred to as OBJECT C (international designation 2025-131C, NORAD number 64527).

The satellites were deployed on highly eccentric orbits with perigee of ~20,000 km, apogee of ~51,000 km, and inclination of ~0.85 degrees. The satellites have been conducting maneuvers which appear to be testing rendezvous and proximity operations.