Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesSoyuz 2.1b Fregat43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meridian 5
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Launch Failure
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Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,189th orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Dec 23, 12:08 – Dec 23, 12:08 UTC
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Meridian 5
Meridian 5 was a Russian dual-use military and civil communications satellite intended for a Molniya-type highly elliptical orbit. The Soyuz-2.1b third stage failed and the satellite fell in the Novosibirsk region.
Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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