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Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:49

Dnepr rocket

The Dnepr rocket is a space launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River.

It is a converted ICBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit, operated by the launch service provider ISC Kosmotras. The first launch, on April 21, 1999, successfully placed UoSAT-12, a 350 kg demonstration mini-satellite, into a 650 km circular Low Earth orbit.

The Dnepr is based on the R-36MUTTH ICBM – called the SS-18 Satan by NATO.

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