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A Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the "Arktika-M" satellite on board blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
The Arktika-M will provide round-the-clock continuous monitoring of the northern territory of Russia and the seas of the Arctic Ocean.
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A Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the "Arktika-M" satellite on board blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
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A Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the "Arktika-M" satellite on board blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)