Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat; Payload: Meridian 6; Date: 14 November 2012, 1142 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The satellite was put into a designated orbit at around 1500 UTC. Russian operators "have established a reliable communications and data link with the spacecraft," a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said.

Source: Russia launches dual-use communications satellite


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