"The start of the first" Arktika-M "went on December 24", - RIA Novosti quotes its source.
It is noted that the exact launch date will be clarified later.
According to the plan, the satellite will be launched into orbit by the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle.
On August 23, it was reported that the preliminary date of the first launch of satellites of the Gonets communication system on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket was announced.