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MERIDIAN 10
Russian Military/Civil Communications (Molniya Orbit) · Roscosmos / Russian Ministry of Defence
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Meridian 10, the newest satellite in Russia's long-running Meridian communications series, maintaining Arctic and naval coverage from the same highly elliptical Molniya-type orbit the program has used since inheriting the design from Soviet-era predecessors. As Russia's Northern Sea Route sees growing commercial shipping traffic due to melting Arctic ice, Meridian's polar communications coverage has only grown more strategically relevant.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Highly Ellipticalswings far out, then dives back close to Earth
- Altitude
- 1,302–23,784 mi (2,095–38,277 km)
- Inclination
- 62.7°
- One orbit
- 12.0 hours2.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 52145
- Int’l designator
- 2022-030A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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