Fregat Booster With Russia's Arktika-M Satellite Separates From Soyuz-2 Rocket

Daniyal Sohail Published February 28, 2021 | 12:20 PM

Fregat Booster With Russia's Arktika-M Satellite Separates From Soyuz-2 Rocket

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 28th February, 2021) The Fregat booster with Russia's first Arktika-M satellite separated from the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket that was launched from the Baikonur space center earlier on Sunday, according to a live broadcast by Russian space agency Roscosmos.

The carrier rocket was launched at 06:55 GMT and the booster separated at 07:04 GMT.

The new satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and environment was constructed by the NPO Lavochkin aerospace company.

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