Arktika-M 1 [Roskosmos]
Arktika-M is a series of planned Russian remote-sensing and emergency communications satellites operating in an highly elliptical 12-hour orbit.
The constellation of two Aktika-M satellites is designed to monitor high-latitude areas of the Earth. The spacecraft will be based on Lavochkin's Elektro-L meteorological satellite.
The payload consists of the MSU-GSM multi-spectral imager as well as transmitters for meteorological and rescue systems.
The satellites will be launched by rockets from Baikonur into highly elliptical 12-hour Molniya-type orbits. The first launch was originally planned for 2013, but has been delayed to 2021.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Meteorology, emergency communications |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | NPO Lavochkin |
Equipment: | MSU-GSM imager, transponders for meteorological and rescue systems |
Configuration: | Navigator-Bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 10 years |
Mass: | 2100 kg |
Orbit: | HEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Arktika-M 1 | 2021-016A | 28.02.2021 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | ||
Arktika-M 2 | - | 2023 | Ba | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | ||
Arktika-M 3 | - | 2024 | Ba | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | ||
Arktika-M 4 | - | 2025 | Ba | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | ||
Arktika-M 5 | - | 2025 | Ba | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat |