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Russian Space ForcesLaunch FailureCommunicationsSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat
Launched 2009-05-21 21:53:33 UTC43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Elliptical Orbit
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat lifted off with Meridian No. 12L, but the launch failed.
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The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
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