Baikonur Cosmodrome, launch of the Arktika-M satellite. 04.03.2021. General Manager 's Line №11 (2021)

On February 28, 2021, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and the Arktika-M spacecraft was successfully launched 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 was created to operate in a highly elliptical orbit and will solve problems of meteorology, hydrology, and agrometeorology.