launch services

Dnepr

Missions → KOMPSAT-5 (Extended operations) , CryoSat-2 (Extended operations) , TerraSAR-X (Extended operations) , KOMPSAT-3A (Extended operations) , THEOS-1 , ZACube-1 (Operational) , DubaiSat-1 (Ended) , DubaiSat-2 (Extended operations) , UK-DMC 2 (Ended) , EgyptSat-1 (Ended) , NigeriaSat-2 (Extended operations) , NigeriaSat-X (Extended operations) , Sich-2 (Ended) , SaudiSat-3 , KazEOSat-2 , RASAT (Ended)

Dnepr was a converted SS-18 / R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile used as a three-stage orbital launch vehicle for commercial and agency satellite missions.^[1]^[2]^[3] International Space Company Kosmotras managed Dnepr launch services, as reflected in the Dnepr user guide and contemporary launch-service reporting.^[2]^[3] It is retired: orbital service ran from 1999-04-21 through the KOMPSat-3A launch on 2015-03-25, and it is not an available launch service.^[3]^[4]^[5] Baseline performance is about 3,600 kg to 300 km low Earth orbit and about 2,300 kg to 300 km Sun-synchronous orbit.^[6] Dnepr supported Earth-observation use cases, including ESA's CryoSat-2 launch from Baikonur on 2010-04-08.^[1]

Supply chain position

launched KOMPSAT-5

launched CryoSat-2

launched TerraSAR-X

launched KOMPSAT-3A

launched THEOS-1

launched ZACube-1

launched DubaiSat-1

launched DubaiSat-2

launched UK-DMC 2

launched EgyptSat-1

launched NigeriaSat-2

launched NigeriaSat-X

launched Sich-2

launched SaudiSat-3

launched KazEOSat-2

launched RASAT

related to THEOS-1

Sources

[1]CryoSat Launcher, ESAagency doc-2026-06-16
[2]Dnepr User Guide, Issue 2operator datasheet2001-11-012026-06-16Mirrored copy of ISC Kosmotras user guide; original operator site unavailable in this pass.
[3]Customers assured of Dnepr rocket's near-term availability, Spaceflight Nowthird party2015-02-062026-06-16
[4]Dnepr mission with Kompsat-3A satellite, RussianSpaceWebthird party-2026-06-16
[5]Dnepr rocket, Next Spaceflightcommunity-2026-06-16
[6]Dnepr Launch Vehicle, GlobalSecurity.orgthird party-2026-06-16

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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:dnepr,
  title = {Dnepr},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/dnepr}
}