Arktika-M 1 – Spaceflight Now

September 23, 2021

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Russia launches Arctic weather satellite

February 28, 2021

Russia launched a Soyuz rocket Sunday through a veil of fog over the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the first spacecraft in a new program to monitor Arctic weather systems and relay emergency communications.

Live coverage: Soyuz rocket launches with polar weather satellite

February 28, 2021

A Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:55 a.m. EST (0655 GMT) Sunday with the Arktika-M 1 spacecraft, the first in a new line of Russian satellites designed to provide weather observations over the Arctic.

Russian satellite for polar weather forecasting ready for launch Sunday

February 27, 2021

The first in a new constellation of Russian Arctic weather satellites is poised for launch on top of a Soyuz rocket Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.