Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Meridian 2 is a Russian communications satellite. It is the second satellite of the Meridian system which will replace the older Molniya series. It follows on from Meridian 1 which was launched in December 2006.Meridian 2 was launched on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with a Fregat upper stage from Site 43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch occurred on 21 May 2009 at 21:53 GMT.