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denem

(11,045 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 08:31 AM Feb 2016

Satellite Lauch Vehicles vs. ICBMs = Sweet FA

Ask the Russians who converted their SS18s into Satellite Launchers, with minimal reconfiguration.

Dnepr LV

Description and main specifications

Dnepr launch vehicle (LV) is based on the SS-18 liquid-fuelled ICBM and has a three-stage plus Space Head Module (SHM) in-line configuration.

The LV 1st and 2nd stages are original SS-18 stages and used without any modification.

Dnepr 3rd stage is an original SS-18 3rd stage with upgraded control system that enables implementation of the required flight program of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages, forming and issuing commands to payload and Space Head Module separation devices and getting the 3rd stage and remaining SHM elements off the injection orbit after the separation of all the payloads

http://www.kosmotras.ru/en/rn_dnepr/

All three stages are original SS-18 hardware, with an "upgraded control system that enables implementation of the required flight program of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages".
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