The Dnepr LV is intended for timely high-accurate injection of a single spacecraft (SC) or a group of various SCs with total mass of up to 3.7 t into the near-Earth orbits of 300-900 km altitude and 50.5°, 64.5°, 87.3°and 98° inclination.
It is created on the basis of the most powerful in the world ICBM RS-20 (SS-18 Satana) having high power capability and reliability confirmed by 160 launches (including 8 launches under the Dnepr program). The design scheme of RS-20 missile and invariance of the control system have allowed creation on its basis of the high-effective launch vehicle that meets the current requirements for the SC injection means.
The following main principles are realized during creation of the Dnepr LV:
- maximum utilization of earlier designed and developed systems and components of RS-20 Complex;
- application of proven technological procedures;
- utilization of existing LV flight routes with impact regions for separating parts and payload fairing.
The Complex is able to provide up to 25 launches per year.
Being installed into a silo and filled with propellants, the LV may stay unlimited time, within the service life, in the launch device before integration of the space payload with SC or with attached space payload. The replacement of the SC (space payload) does not require propellant discharge and LV removal out of the launch device.

Dnepr LV performance at SC injection into a circular orbit

Payload envelope

Maximum increase for the space payload ~ 2500 mm

	Lift-off mass (at SC of 2000 kg), kg:
	first stage	208900
	second stage	47380
	third stage	6266
	Propulsion components
	oxidizer	amil
	fuel	geptil
	Propellant mass:
	first stage	147900
	second stage	36740
	third stage (main mode/throttled mode)	1910
	Vacuum thrust, тf
	first stage	461,2
	second stage	77,5
	third stage	1,9/0,8
	Flight reliability	0,97
	SC injection accuracy for Hcirc=300 km:
	orbit altitude, km	4,0
	revolution period, s	3,0
	inclination, ang. min	0,04
	right ascension of ascending angle, deg	0,05
	Inclinations of orbits	50,5 ; 64,5 ; 87,3 ; 98

Significant fleet of rockets (~ 150 pcs), LV long service life, infrastructure of the Technical and Launch Complexes at the Baikonur Space Center ", available impact regions for LV separating parts, ground Measurement Complex and existing cooperation between enterprises-manufacturers of the Dnepr ILV ensure stable launch service on SCs injection.