Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev

JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (Russian: Информационные спутниковые системы имени академика М. Ф. Решетнёва, romanized: Informatsionnye sputnikovye systemy imeny akademika M. F. Reshetnyova) is a Russian satellite manufacturing company.[3] It is based in the closed city of Krasnoyarsk-26 (today called Zheleznogorsk), Krasnoyarsk Krai near the city of Krasnoyarsk.[4] The company was formerly called NPO PM (short for NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki[5] or Applied Mechanics Science-Production Association;[6] NPO stands for Nauchno-proizvodstvennoye obyedineniye, Scientific Production Association).

Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev
TypeJoint stock company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1959
HeadquartersZheleznogorsk
Key people
Nikolai Tostoyedov
(Director General)
ProductsCommunications satellites
RevenueUS$625 million [1]
Number of employees
8,500 [1]
ParentRoscosmos[2]
Websitewww.iss-reshetnev.com

History

The company was founded in 1959 by Mikhail Reshetnev as the Eastern office of OKB-1. During its history, it has built 27 different space systems and over a thousand individual satellites.[4] In particular, the company was responsible for designing the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the company lost most of its state financing, and its work force of 8,000 was cut almost in half. In 1995, Information Satellite System signed a co-operation agreement with the French company Thales Alenia Space.[7]

In 2000, the Russian government launched a substantial investment program to revive GLONASS satellite constellation, which provided a massive boost for the company's financial situation.[1]

Products

Information Satellite Systems designs and manufactures communications-, TV broadcasting-, navigation- and geodetic satellites. The company is capable of providing a full range of services for the whole lifetime of a satellite mission, including ground-testing, integration and orbital control.[4] In addition, the company also produces ground antennas for satellite communication.[8]

Current activities include being the prime developer of the GLONASS satellite positioning system,[3] and production of the Ekspress series of communications satellites.[9] In addition to communications satellites, the company also produces research spacecraft, such as the Yubileiny research satellite, which was launched in May, 2008.[10]

Economic aspects

The company currently employs about 8,500 people.[1] The company's annual operating budget is 20 billion rubles (US$625 million), of which two-thirds comes from state orders, and a third from commercial orders.[1] Salaries at Information Satellite Systems are twice the national average for engineering graduates.[1] It is the largest satellite producer of the Russian space industry.

References
  1. Zheleznogorsk unfolds its wings - A closed city in Siberia experiences a revival thanks to Russia’s answer to G.P.S. Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Russia Beyond the Headlines. 2012-05-29
  2. "О мерах по созданию Государственной корпорации по космической деятельности "Роскосмос"". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "JSC Information Satellite Systems - Reshetnev Company". Russianavia.net. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  4. Harvey, Brian (2007). The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After Sputnik, New Frontiers. Springer. pp. 276–277. ISBN 978-0-387-71354-0.
  5. "Inventors and innovators of the Reshetnev NPO Prikladnoi mekhaniki". Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. Denisentsev, Sergey. "Thales Group in Russia". Moscow Defense Brief. Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (#1(15)/2009). Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  7. "Thales Alenia Space And NPO-PM To Finalize An Industrial Cooperation Agreement". Space Mart. 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  8. "NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM), Industry - Manufacturing (Russian Federation), CONTRACTORS". Jane's Space Directory. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  9. Zak, Anatoly. "Express communications spacecraft". Russianspaceweb.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  10. Clark, Stephen (2008-03-23). "Russia launches relay craft, commemorative satellite". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
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