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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Russia announced that it is to launch the country’s first satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and the environment from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020. What is the name of satellite?
A
Arktika-A
B
Arktika-S
C
Arktika-M
D
Arktika-G
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Russia. Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region. The Soyuz spacecraft with the Arktika-M satellite was launched from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia will launch the first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate at the end of 2020. As of now, the satellite has been developed and the launch is planned for 2020. The satellite will be launched by Soyuz -2, 1b carrier rocket with frigate booster.

Detailed explanation-3: -Description. The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam (370 km southwest of the small town of Baikonur) in Kazakhstan, then part of the former Soviet Union.

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