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MERIDIAN 3

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
November 2, 2010 at 12:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
38,331 km
Periapsis
2,030 km
Inclination
63.45°
Orbital period
717.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Military Space Forces (VKS)
Manufacturer
PO Polyot
Users
Military
Launch mass
2,500 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-058A
NORAD catalog №
37212
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
27.9649 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational