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Arktika-M satellite is a remote-sensing and emergency communications satellite launched by Russia.
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Objective: It is designed to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region.
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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.
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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.