Meridian satellite deployed into planned orbit

Meridian spacecraft has separated from the Fregat upper stage and reached its planned orbit, Russia’s Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday. "Soyuz-2.1a medium-class launcher, which lifted off from the state test space center Plesetsk [the Arkhangelsk Region] at 08.56 Moscow time on Tuesday, July 30, has successfully delivered the Meridian spacecraft into its calculated orbit at the designated time," the ministry said. More

(Source: TASS - Jul 31)