Aerospace Companies of Russia: S.p. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Chemical Automatics Design Bureau, Npo Energomash

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: S.p. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Chemical Automatics Design Bureau, Npo Energomash, Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center, Lavochkin, Oboronprom, Jsc Information Satellite Systems, Production Corporation Polyot, Vega Radio Engineering Corporation, Npp Zvezda, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Arsenal Design Bureau, Phazotron, Gazprom Space Systems, Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association, Okb Fakel, Mapo, Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Excerpt: Arsenal Design Bureau (KB Arsenal) is an engineering company active in the fields of space technology , ship artillery and civilian machine building. The company was founded in 1771 and is located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation . Its full name is Arsenal Design Bureau named after Mikhail Vasil evich Frunze Federal State Unitary Enterprise. Overview The company's main purpose is development and operation of space complexes and spacecraft for various purposes, and development and creation of navy artillery mounts and launchers. KB Arsenal is the developer of Liana electronic recoinnaissance program, intended to replace the EORSATS and Tselina 2. History KB Arsenal was founded in 1711 by Tsar Peter I of Russia as a cannon foundry. Renamed to TsBK-7, the company created ICBMs between 1960 and 1980, after which it switched its focus to space research. It is the developer of over 80 spacecraft in the COSMOS series, including Russia's first nuclear power system satellites, the COSMOS-1818 and COSMOS-1867. It is the oldest Russian/Soviet design bureau connected to space research. References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (CADB), also KB Khimavtomatika ( , KBKhA) is a Russian Design Bure...