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Dnepr | SmallSat Rideshare

September 26, 2000 at 10:05 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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September 26, 2000 at 10:05 AM UTC

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9511, 63.4971

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Dnepr 1
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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September 26, 2000 at 10:05 AM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 3:33 AM UTC

Mission description

Four small satellites were launched atop the Dnepr launch vehicle : MegSat 1, UniSat 1, TiungSat 1 as well as SaudiSat 1a and 1b. MegSat 1 is the second MegSat satellite. It is a LEO communications satellite. UniSat 1 is an Italian satellite developed and operated by GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome). TiungSAT-1 or MySat (Malaysian Satellite) is the first microsatellite for the Astronautic Technology (M) SDN. BHD. Company (ATSB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Saudisat-1a and Saudisat-1b (Saudi Arabian Satellite) are the first Saudi Arabian micro satellites.

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Dnepr 1

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Successful launches

21

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

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