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: ; JSC "Information Satellite Systems" - name after Academician M. F. Reshetnev", in English) is a Russian satellite
manufacturing company. It is based in the closed city
of Zheleznogorsk
, Krasnoyarsk Krai
near the city of Krasnoyarsk
. The company was formerly called NPO PM.
-, 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. In addition, the company also produces ground antennas for satellite communication.
Current activities include being the prime developer of the GLONASS
satellite positioning system, and production of the Express
series of communications satellites. In addition to communications satellites, the company also produces research spacecraft, such as the Yubileiny
research satellite, which was launched in May, 2008.
Co-operation with the French company Thales Alenia Space
has been ongoing since 1995.
The company was formerly called Applied Mechanics Science-Production Association (NPO PM). It was founded in 1959 by Mikhail Reshetnev. During its history, the company has built 27 different space systems and over a thousand individual satellites. It currently employs about 10,000 people. It is the largest satellite producer of the Russian space industry.
Romanization of Russian
Romanization of the Russian alphabet is the process of transliterating the Russian language from the Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet...
: ; JSC "Information Satellite Systems" - name after Academician M. F. Reshetnev", in English) is a Russian satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
manufacturing company. It is based in the closed city
Closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement with travel and residency restrictions in the Soviet Union and some of its successor countries. In modern Russia, such places are officially known as "closed administrative-territorial formations" ....
of Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Zheleznogorsk is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a developed nuclear industry. It was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26. Population: -History:...
, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
near the city of Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
. The company was formerly called NPO PM.
Overview
JSC Information Satellite Systems designs and manufactures communicationsCommunications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
-, 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. In addition, the company also produces ground antennas for satellite communication.
Current activities include being the prime developer of the GLONASS
GLONASS
GLONASS , acronym for Globalnaya navigatsionnaya sputnikovaya sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System, is a radio-based satellite navigation system operated for the Russian government by the Russian Space Forces...
satellite positioning system, and production of the Express
Express (satellite)
Ekspress , is a series of geostationary communications satellites owned by Russian State Company for Satellite Communications. The first satellite of this kind was launched on October 13, 1994...
series of communications satellites. In addition to communications satellites, the company also produces research spacecraft, such as the Yubileiny
Yubileiny
Yubileiny is a Russian technology development satellite which was built by NPO PM to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be placed into Earth orbit. It launched , 23 May 2008 aboard a Rockot rocket from LC-133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome....
research satellite, which was launched in May, 2008.
Co-operation with the French company Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is an aerospace company born after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.-History:...
has been ongoing since 1995.
The company was formerly called Applied Mechanics Science-Production Association (NPO PM). It was founded in 1959 by Mikhail Reshetnev. During its history, the company has built 27 different space systems and over a thousand individual satellites. It currently employs about 10,000 people. It is the largest satellite producer of the Russian space industry.