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2009 · Russian Space Forces
Meridian No. 12L
failure
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Meridian No. 12L
Russian highly elliptic communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
May 21, 2009 at 09:53 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Mission
Meridian No. 12L
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat →
Launch provider
Russian Space Forces →
Payloads deployed · 1
MERIDIAN 2
LEO