Recent Activity
No launches since 25 March 2015; ISC Kosmotras effectively dissolved post-2022 Russia-Ukraine war. Site remains under Russian Strategic Rocket Forces control as an active ICBM silo complex.
Investor Brief
Historical interest only — proves the silo-conversion launch model can work (29 successful Dnepr launches from 1999-2015) but politically dead post-2022. Useful reference for any future ICBM-conversion commercial-launch concepts (e.g., US Minotaur).
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Latitude Advantage
Country
🇷🇺Russia
Region
Europe
Established
1,999
Launches / Year
0
Years Active
27
Strategic Position
51.0833° N, 59.8333° E
51.1 deg N — mid-latitude; Dnepr program targeted SSO and LEO commercial smallsats, not GEO; latitude was incidental to silo location
About
Yasny Cosmodrome — also known by its host facility name Dombarovsky — was a converted Soviet-era ICBM silo complex used between 1999 and 2015 to launch commercial payloads on Dnepr rockets (decommissioned SS-18 'Satan' ICBMs converted to space launch vehicles). Operated by the Russia-Ukraine joint venture ISC Kosmotras, the program effectively ended after Russia's invasion of Crimea froze cooperation; the last Dnepr orbital launch was in March 2015. The Russia-Ukraine war that began in 2022 made any restart impossible.
Key Features
Converted Soviet ICBM silos used as space launch facilities (1999-2015)
Operated Dnepr rockets — decommissioned R-36M / SS-18 'Satan' ICBMs
Russia-Ukraine joint venture (ISC Kosmotras) dissolved post-2014
Last orbital launch: 25 March 2015 (DubaiSat-2 + 4 secondaries)
No active prospect of return-to-service; effectively a museum site
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
First Dnepr orbital launch (April 1999)
Genesis I (2006) and Genesis II (2007) — Bigelow Aerospace expandable-habitat demonstrators
Rapideye constellation deployment (2008)
TET-1 / German DLR microsatellite (2012)
Final Dnepr flight: Russian Asteriks payload + commercial rideshares (25 March 2015)