On 22 March 2022 at 15:48:23 MSK (12:48:23 UTC) the Space Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1a launcher from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launcher, equipped with a Fregat booster stage, delivered into orbit a dual-purpose communication satellite of the Meridian-M type (14F112, No. 20).

The satellite received the international designation 2022-030A and was registered as object 52145. Previous Meridian-M launch took place in February 2020.