Russian-Ukrainian conversion carrier Rocket RS-20 " Dnepr " (SS-18 Satan in NATO classification) With 33 mini-satellites production of 17 countries of the world started With the launch of the database " Clear " in the South Urals. The missile was launched from an underground mine installation. Branch 33 of the output spacecraft will begin in fifteen minutes after the start, and will be done in stages, With a time lag of a few seconds, RIA " Novosti." Satan was created at the base subject destroy Intercontinental ballistic missiles R-36M utth and R-36M2 the cooperation of Russian and Ukrainian plants. It is intended For injection of up to 3, 7 tons payload (group of satellites) on orbit height from 300 to 900 km of Implementation of the programme of creation and operation of the launch vehicles engaged in International space Company Kosmotras. Its main activity is connected With the utilization of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, removed From combat duty and used in starting the system " Dnepr " To launch into orbit spacecraft. Shareholders Kosmotras - scientific organizations and enterprises of Russia and Ukraine, who created the starting system and carries out guarantee and supervision in the process of Its operation. Since its first launch (April 1999) Kosmotras has made 19 launches media " Dnepr ", which resulted in low earth orbit were withdrawn 89 satellites. Customer of launch services were space agencies and organizations of great Britain, USA, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea and other countries. For launching used mine installation at the base " Clear " 13 th red Orenburg missile division (Orenburg region) and the launcher on the ground 109 Baikonur cosmodrome (Kazakhstan, 900 kilometres South).
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