Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ) : Moscow , march 1 Russia has successfully launched its 1st satellite to monitor the Arctic’s climate and environment , the country’s space corporation rescosmos said in a statement
A Soyuz – 2, 1b carrier rocket with the ” Arktika – M ” satellite onboard blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9: 55 am on Sunday, Roscosmos said
The Arktika – M spacecraft was delivered to orbit at 12:14 pm Xinhua news agency quoted the space corporation as further saying in the statement
The creation of a satellite system in highway elliptical orbits is necessary for information collection to solve operational meteorology and hydrology problems and monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic region , it said
The Arktika – M will provide round the clock continuous monitoring of the northern territory of Russia and the seas of the Arctic Ocean , Roscosmos said
The satellite will be able to transmit overview images of the earth’s northern polar regions and the adjacent areas at least every 15-30 minutes
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