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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz 2.1a Fregat43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meridian No. 11L
Launched
December 24, 2006
Summary
Meridian No. 11L launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1a Fregat from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 2006. It was Russian Space Forces's 65th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,815th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Meridian No. 11L, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 39,809 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 2nd Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flightRussian Space Forces's 65th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,815th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meridian No. 11L · NORAD 29668 · 2006-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-061A
- Epoch
- 2006-12-24 09:44:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02187843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7480408
- Inclination
- 62.832°
- Ascending node
- 171.4774°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.0312°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.5942°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Meridian No. 11L · NORAD 29668 · re-entered July 6, 2021
Fregat No. 1012 · re-entered March 10, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Russian highly elliptic communications satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
261st launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,551st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meridian No. 11L launch?
Meridian No. 11L launched on December 24, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meridian No. 11L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meridian No. 11L?
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz 2.1a Fregat spec sheet
Where did Meridian No. 11L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meridian No. 11L reach?
Meridian No. 11L, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 39,809 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Meridian No. 11L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).