Russian Arktika-M Satellite View of Total Solar Eclipse | Roscosmos
The rare celestial event, visible across much of Europe and northwestern Russia, was caught on camera from orbit. Striking footage of the total solar eclipse filmed from Russia’s Arktika-M satellite has been released, showing the Moon’s shadow sweeping across Earth. Arktika-M is part of a planned constellation of six meteorological satellites.
Russian space corporation Roscosmos shared the video, giving viewers a glimpse of the eclipse from hundreds of kilometers above Earth.
The total eclipse occurred on August 12, 2026, with the path of totality stretching from Greenland and Iceland across the Atlantic to parts of Spain, Portugal, and northern Russia. A partial eclipse was visible across much of Europe, North America, and northwest Africa.
Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth roughly every 18 months, but any given location can wait centuries to experience one.
The next total solar eclipse is due on August 2, 2027, when totality will pass across southern Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen, according to the U.S. National Solar Observatory.
Duration: 12 seconds
Release Date: Aug 16, 2026
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