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inetnum:        178.172.146.0 - 178.172.146.255
netname:        Elsat
org:            ORG-EL114-RIPE
descr:          Elsat Belarus ISP Company
country:        BY
admin-c:        MMPV-RIPE
tech-c:         LGSH-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         BYGIS-MNT
created:        2010-06-01T15:35:23Z
last-modified:  2023-07-06T09:32:39Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-EL114-RIPE
org-name:       Elsat Ltd
country:        BY
org-type:       OTHER
address:        Leningradskaya st. 29-146a
address:        Brest
address:        Republic of Belarus
abuse-c:        AR13703-RIPE
mnt-ref:        BYGIS-MNT
mnt-by:         BYGIS-MNT
created:        2011-03-02T10:05:24Z
last-modified:  2023-07-06T09:36:48Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Oleg Shcheglov
address:        Leningradskaya st. 29-146a
address:        Brest
address:        Republic of Belarus
phone:          +375-016-240-61-16
fax-no:         +375-016-247-83-77
nic-hdl:        LGSH-RIPE
mnt-by:         BYGIS-MNT
created:        2009-11-22T11:21:15Z
last-modified:  2009-11-22T11:21:15Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Maxim Polyakov
address:        Leningradskaya st. 29-146a
address:        Brest
address:        Republic of Belarus
phone:          +375-016-240-61-16
fax-no:         +375-016-247-83-77
nic-hdl:        MMPV-RIPE
mnt-by:         BYGIS-MNT
created:        2009-11-22T11:21:15Z
last-modified:  2009-11-22T11:21:15Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '178.172.146.0/24AS42772'

route:          178.172.146.0/24
origin:         AS42772
mnt-by:         BYGIS-MNT
created:        2022-06-22T07:01:21Z
last-modified:  2022-06-22T07:01:21Z
source:         RIPE

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