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Meridian No. 15L?

Soyuz-2-1B launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 23, 2011, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 23, 2011 · 12:08 UTCLaunch 2011-F04Launch no. 5,187 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Bvariant Fregat
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeFailurestage 3 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyVVKORussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 23, 2011, 12:08
Launch designation
2011-F04
Mission
Meridian No. 15L?
Flight name
Meridian No. 15?
Vehicle flight ID
780-75 -164 006/1042

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
200 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S3P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meridian No. 15L2011-F04OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.