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MERIDIAN 6

NonoperationalPayloadHEO

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Launch

Launch date
November 14, 2012 at 11:42 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
Operator
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
39,673 km
Periapsis
668 km
Inclination
64.03°
Orbital period
717.51 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Military Space Forces (VKS)
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev
Users
Military
Launch mass
2,500 kg
Design lifetime
7 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-063A
NORAD catalog №
38995
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
29.3429 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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