MOSCOW, January 16 Roscosmos received the first image from the Arktika-M hydrometeorological satellite No. 2 launched in December, the state corporation’s Telegram channel reported .
“The satellite is in a working highly elliptical orbit of the Molniya type with an inclination to the equator of 63.3 degrees, an apogee altitude of approximately 38,900 kilometers and a perigee altitude of approximately 1,400 kilometers. All service systems of the spacecraft are functioning normally,” the publication says.
The device was launched from Baikonur on December 16, 2023. It became the second in orbit – the first was launched on February 28 and accepted into operation on September 3, 2021. As noted in Roscosmos, the two satellites will replace each other in working areas of the orbits and continuously monitor the northern territory of Russia and the Arctic region.
By 2031, two more satellites should appear in the system. In addition, in 2026 the design of the new generation Arktika-MP devices will begin.
Arktika-M satellites operate in an elliptical orbit and see the Arctic region, including the Northern Sea Route. They are equipped with instruments for obtaining images of clouds and surfaces in the visible and infrared ranges, monitoring and forecasting solar flares, radiation conditions and the geomagnetic field.
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