The Dnepr rocket (Ukrainian: Дніпро Dnipró; Russian: Днепр Dnepr) 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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