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Feb. 28, 2021
Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle successfully launched from Baikonur
The launch calculations of the subsidiaries of the State Corporation Roscosmos today, February 28, 2021, at 09:55:01 Moscow time, from the launcher No. 6 of the site No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage was launched "And the first spacecraft" Arktika-M "for monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic region.
Soyuz-2.1b launches Arktika-M
According to telemetry information, the start, separation of the stages of the carrier and the upper stage took place in the normal mode. In accordance with the cyclogram of the flight, the Fregat upper stage continued to put the vehicle into a given orbit, its separation is expected 2 hours and 19 minutes after the launch. After launching the satellite into the target orbit, it will be transferred to the customer's control.
Arktika-M satellite
The space system of hydrometeorological and climate monitoring "Arktika" is designed to monitor climate and environment in the Arctic region. The minimum required composition of the complex is two satellites. As part of the system, they will provide round-the-clock all-weather monitoring of the Earth's surface and the seas of the Arctic Ocean.
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle was created at the Progress Rocket and Space Center (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) and is a modification of Soyuz-2. In comparison with variant "1a" it has an engine with increased energy characteristics in the third stage. The Soyuz-2.1b has higher launch accuracy, stability and controllability than the previous version, and an increased payload mass.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/30087/
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