Космодром Байконур, запуск спутника "Арктика-М". 04.03.2021. General Manager 's Line №11 (2021)

On February 28, 2021, the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and the Arktika-M spacecraft was successfully completed from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

This is the first Russian spacecraft for monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic, its mass is 2.2 tons, the estimated service life is 7 years.

The Arktika-M satellite is designed to operate in a highly elliptical orbit and will solve the problems of meteorology, hydrology, and agrometeorology.