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What is the News?
Russia has successfully launched the Arktika-M satellite. The satellite was launched from the Soyuz carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
About Arktika-M Satellite:
- Arktika-M satellite is a remote-sensing and emergency communications satellite
- Objective: It is designed to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region.
- Russia plans to send up a second satellite in 2023. This satellite will be combined with the Arktika-M Satellite. These two satellites will offer round-the-clock, all-weather monitoring of the Arctic Ocean and the surface of the Earth.
- Significance: The satellite will help create more accurate models for compiling short-term weather forecasts. The compilation will give researchers a large amount of new data for studying global climate change.
Source: TOI
https://forumias.com/blog/st-news/government-policies-and-initiatives-news-and-updates/
