Arktika-M 1 [Roskosmos]
Official name ARKTIKA-M 1
Alternative name Arktika M-1
Cospar ID 2021-016A
Norad ID 47719
Launch date 2021-02-28
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1b Fregat
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Meteorology, emergency communications
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 717.84
Inclination (deg) 63.14
Perigee (km) 1779
Apogee (km) 38578
Eccentricity 0.911836856059667
Mean motion (revs. per day) 2.00601805416249
Semi-Major axis (km) 26556.635
Raan (deg) 156.551
Arg of perigee (deg) 268.7856
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 2200
Height (m) 4
Width (m) 2
Depth (m) 2
Span (m^2) 10
Lifetime 10 years
Contractors NPO Lavochkin
Equipment MSU-GSM imager, transponders for meteorological and rescue systems
Configuration Navigator-Bus
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

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 Soyuz-2-1b Fregat 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.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ARKTIKA-M 1 2021-016A 2021-02-28 TTMTR Soyuz-2-1b Fregat