Meridian 7

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Launch data: Designation  40296 / 14069A Launch date  30 Oct 2014 - 01:43 UT Launch site  Plesetsk, LC-43/4 Launch vehicle  Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat-M Mission  Military Comsat Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  959 x 39395 km Eccentricity   Inclination  62.80° Period  717.77 min

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Description:

• MERIDIAN 7 is a satellite manufactured by ISS Reshetnev, a Russian space contractor, as replacements for a previous generation of Molniya communications satellites. The Meridian satellites link Russian ground forces, aircraft, ships and command centers in the Arctic, Siberia and the North Sea. The company said the satellite was transmitting telemetry and all systems were functioning as designed following launch.

Mission details:

• The Meridian No. 17L communications satellite (7th in the series) for the Russian Ministry of Defense was launched on a Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat from Plesetsk on Oct 30, 2014 into a 968 x 39750 km x 62.8 deg 'Molniya'-type orbit.

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