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==History==
==History==
The company was founded in 1937 as the '''OKB-301''' was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] aircraft [[OKB|design bureau]] (OKB), now defunct. The head designer was [[Vladimir P. Gorbunov]]. On October, 1945 [[Semyon Lavochkin]] was promoted for the head designer of the design bureau. It gained distinction for its family of piston-engined fighter aircraft during [[World War II]], and later shifted to missile and jet fighter designs. The bureau was reorganized in [[1960 in aviation|1960]] after its head designer's death and named after him as the [[NPO Lavochkin]]. Later, it turned to work on interplanetary probe designs for Luna sample return program, the [[Lunokhod program]], [[Vega program]], [[Phobos program]] etc.
The company was founded in 1937 as the '''OKB-301''' was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] aircraft [[OKB|design bureau]] (OKB), now defunct. The head designer was [[Vladimir P. Gorbunov]]. On October, 1945 [[Semyon Lavochkin]] was promoted for the head designer of the design bureau. It gained distinction for its family of piston-engined fighter aircraft during [[World War II]], and later shifted to missile and jet fighter designs. The bureau was reorganized in [[1960 in aviation|1960]] after its head designer's death and named after him as the [[NPO Lavochkin]]. Later, it turned to work on interplanetary probe designs for Luna sample return program, the [[Lunokhod program]], [[Vega program]], [[Phobos program]] etc.

In January 2012, officials of Lavochkin faced administrative punishment for not taking into account of designing the computer system after the crash of Russia's Mars moon spacecraft [[Fobos-Grunt]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Phobos-Grunt chips supposedly were counterfeit |url=http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/330734.html |newspaper=ITAR-TASS |date=31 January 2012 |accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref>


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Lavochkin
Company typeState-owned company
IndustryAerospace and defense
Key people
Semyon Lavochkin, designer
ProductsSpacecraft
Revenue16,066,678,000 Russian ruble (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
498,206,000 Russian ruble (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
476,365,000 Russian ruble (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets50,282,085,000 Russian ruble (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttp://www.laspace.ru

NPO Lavochkin (OKB-301, also called Lavochkin Research and Production Association or shortly Lavochkin Association, LA) is a Russian aerospace company. It is a major player in the Russian space program, being the developer and manufacturer of the Fregat upper stage, as well as interplanetary probes such as Fobos-Grunt. Currently it is headed by Victor Khartov.[1]

Overview

The company develops and manufactures spacecraft such as the Fregat and Ikar rocket upper stages, satellites and interplanetary probes. It is a contractor for a number of military programs, such as the Oko early warning satellite, Prognoz and Araks programmes as well as the civilian program Kupon. The company's most notable project at the moment is the Phobos Grunt sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars.[1] NPO Lavochkin has also developed the Elektro–L series of new-generation weather satellites, as well as the Navigator standardised satellite platform, which will serve as the basis for several future Russian satellites.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1937 as the OKB-301 was a Soviet aircraft design bureau (OKB), now defunct. The head designer was Vladimir P. Gorbunov. On October, 1945 Semyon Lavochkin was promoted for the head designer of the design bureau. It gained distinction for its family of piston-engined fighter aircraft during World War II, and later shifted to missile and jet fighter designs. The bureau was reorganized in 1960 after its head designer's death and named after him as the NPO Lavochkin. Later, it turned to work on interplanetary probe designs for Luna sample return program, the Lunokhod program, Vega program, Phobos program etc.

In January 2012, officials of Lavochkin faced administrative punishment for not taking into account of designing the computer system after the crash of Russia's Mars moon spacecraft Fobos-Grunt.[3]

Aircraft

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Rockets and Missiles

Surface-to-Air Missiles

Spacecraft

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Harvey, Brian (2007). "The design bureaus". The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program (1st ed.). Germany: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-71354-0.
  2. ^ "Russia meteo satellite Electro-L successfully orbited". ITAR-TASS. 2011-01-21.
  3. ^ "Phobos-Grunt chips supposedly were counterfeit". ITAR-TASS. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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