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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz 2.1a Fregat43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meridian No. 12L
Launched
May 21, 2009
Summary
Meridian No. 12L launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz 2.1a Fregat from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 21, 2009. The mission failed. It was Russian Space Forces's 72nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,985th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
- 3rd Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 72nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,985th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Meridian No. 12L · NORAD 35008 · re-entered April 23, 2021
Fregat No. 1018 · re-entered August 31, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Russian highly elliptic communications satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
263rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,566th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
299 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meridian No. 12L launch?
Meridian No. 12L launched on May 21, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meridian No. 12L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meridian No. 12L?
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz 2.1a Fregat spec sheet
Where did Meridian No. 12L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Meridian No. 12L going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Meridian No. 12L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).