Dnepr
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Dnepr 1
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One of the new crop of Russian space launch vehicles based on Cold War hardware. Dnepr is a converted RS-20 (known to NATO as the SS-18 or Satan) three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. It is marketed by ISC Kosmotras for placing small, typically scientific, satellites into low Earth orbit, and has a payload capacity of about 4,500 kg.
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ROCKETS, MISSILES, AND LAUNCH VEHICLES
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