In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, an employee of Roscosmos wears a protective face mask as he stands near Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the first Arktika-M satellite ahead of its upcoming launch, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Arktika-M satellite is scheduled to lift off on February 28 to monitor the Arctic climate and environment. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Kazakhstan
- Event date: 25.02.2021
- Date published: 25.02.2021
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Federal Space Agency – Roscosmos
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5820x3953px, 9.6Mb
- Job-ID: e9c72ceb465a3f01