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ISC Kosmotras

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Russian-Ukrainian commercial launch provider converting decommissioned SS-18 ICBMs into the Dnepr orbital launch vehicle

ABOUT

ISC Kosmotras (International Space Company Kosmotras) is a joint stock company founded in 1997 by Russia and Ukraine to repurpose decommissioned R-36M (SS-18 "Satan") intercontinental ballistic missiles as the Dnepr commercial launch vehicle under arms reduction agreements. Headquartered in Moscow, the company conducted launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and the Yasny launch base at Dombarovskiy, Russia. The Dnepr rocket was capable of deploying multiple small satellites on rideshare missions, and customers included Iridium, which signed a contract with Kosmotras for Iridium NEXT launches in 2011.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Dnepr VEHICLE DISCONTINUED
LAUNCHES 8
2015-03-25 Dnepr 1 | KOMPSat-3A LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2014-11-06 Dnepr 1 | ASNARO LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2014-06-19 Dnepr 1 | Multipayload, 37 satellites. LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2013-11-21 Dnepr 1 | Multipayload mission, 33 satellites LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2013-08-22 Dnepr 1 | KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5) LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2011-08-17 Dnepr 1 | Sich-2 LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
2010-06-21 Dnepr 1 | TanDEM-X LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
109/95 · Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2010-06-15 Dnepr 1 | Prisma-Mango, Prisma-Tango, Picard, BPA-1 LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
370/13 · Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
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OVERVIEW
Founded 1997
HQ Russia
Type Private Company
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Last Verified Jun 9, 2026