| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Meridian-6 (Meridian 16L) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Russia |
| Operator/Owner | Military Space Forces (VKS) |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | Elliptical |
| Type of Orbit | Molniya |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 1006 |
| Apogee (km) | 39362 |
| Eccentricity | 0.722226406567749 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 62.73 |
| Period (minutes) | 718.04 |
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| Date of Launch | 14-11-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | ISS Reshetnev |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz 2-1a |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-063A |
| NORAD Number | 38995 |
| Comments | Military communications - designed to replace Molniya and Parus spacecraft; this is the sixth of the series. |