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Meridian-M No.20L

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Meridian-M No.20L

Type: Communications
Launch Cost: $80,000,000

Meridian is a series of communications satellite for military and civilian use.

Trajectory

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Location

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1661 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M – Progress Rocket Space Center

  • Family: Soyuz
  • Length: 46.3 m
  • Diameter: 2.95 m
  • Launch Mass: 312 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 7020 kg

The Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M was manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Center with the first launch on 2010-10-19. Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M has 17 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 18 launches. The 2.1a version includes conversion from analog to digital flight control system and uprated engines on the booster and the first stage with improved injection systems. The new digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to launch from a fixed rather than angled launch platform and adjust its heading in flight. A digital control system also enables the launch of larger commercial satellites with wider and longer payload fairings such as the ST-type fairing. These fairings introduce too much aerodynamic instability for the old analog system to handle.

Agency

Russian Space Forces – VKS

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: VKS
  • Administration: Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
  • Founded: 1992
  • Country: RUS

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

“Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, intelligent people ignore”.
Lets get on with “space exploration” folks and unite.!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

Oh those Russsians have done it again , great launch but could not see it guess it was top secret .!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

Its up there to bad we could not see the launch maybe next time.?