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MERIDIAN 6
retired
Identification
Position
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NORAD / COSPAR
38995 / 2012-063A
Operator
Meridian
Orbit
HEO
Hardware
Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
Model
Uragan-M Bus
Mass
2000 kg
Launch
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A Fregat
Lifetime
14 Nov 2012
Launched
7 yr
Design life
13.8 yr
Elapsed
Expired
Remaining
Nov 2019
End of life
Satellite is retired
MERIDIAN 6 · Satbeams