Without a telescope
No brightness estimateWe have no brightness estimate for it, so we cannot say how easy it is to see.
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ARKTIKA-M 1
ARKTIKA-M 1 is a weather satellite from Russia (and the former Soviet Union), launched on February 28, 2021 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Its orbit is a long ellipse: it comes as close as 690 km to the ground and swings out to 39,663 km, once every 11 h 58 min.
Where ARKTIKA-M 1 is right now
The gold ring is its orbit, and the line drops to the point on the ground under it. Inside the white circle it is above the horizon. Drag the globe to turn it, pinch or use the buttons to come closer; the target button brings you back to the satellite. The 2D map shows its path over the ground for the next lap: gold where it is in sunlight, dashed where it is in Earth’s shadow.
Finding ARKTIKA-M 1…
ARKTIKA-M 1
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Can you see it?
From where
It passes straight overhead between latitudes 63° north and 63° south, and it rises above the horizon everywhere on Earth.
A satellite shows only when your sky is dark and it is still in sunlight: in the hours after dusk and before dawn.
When it passes over you
The app works out its passes over your exact location, alerts you before one, and leads you to it with an arrow in the camera view.
The facts
- Catalogue number (NORAD)
- 47719
- International designator
- 2021-016A
- Type
- Satellite
- Belongs to
- Russia (and the former Soviet Union)
- Launched
- February 28, 2021
- Launched from
- Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Status
- Operational
- Orbit
- Highly elliptical
- Lowest point
- 690 km
- Highest point
- 39,663 km
- Tilt to the equator
- 63.3°
- One lap
- 11 h 58 min
- Laps a day
- 2.01
- Speed
- 3.87 km/s
Orbit measured November 13, 2026, from CelesTrak. Heights are above the ground at the equator. Page updated November 14, 2026.
Quick answers
Where is ARKTIKA-M 1 right now?
The map on this page shows where ARKTIKA-M 1 is at this moment, the path it will follow over the ground for the next lap, and the part of the Earth it is above the horizon for. It is worked out from the latest tracking data.
How high is ARKTIKA-M 1?
Between 690 km at its lowest and 39,663 km at its highest, above the ground.
How fast does ARKTIKA-M 1 go?
About 3.87 km/s, which is 13,900 km/h. One lap of the Earth takes it 11 h 58 min, so it goes around 2.0 times a day.
Can you see ARKTIKA-M 1 without a telescope?
No brightness estimate. We have no brightness estimate for it, so we cannot say how easy it is to see.
When was ARKTIKA-M 1 launched?
On February 28, 2021, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
With the app
Knowing where it is over the Earth is one thing. The app shows you where it is in your sky.
This page follows the satellite around the planet. The app works out when it passes over you, and leads you to it.
- Every pass over your exact location, for this satellite and 10,000+ more.
- An alert before it rises, so you are outside in time.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the exact spot in the sky.
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