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Dnepr rocket
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Dnepr-1
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 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
.
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