Progress Rocket Space Centre

Progress Rocket Space Centre
Company type	Joint-stock company
Industry	Space science ; Aerospace research
Predecessor	TsSKB-Progress
Founded	12 April 1996
Headquarters	Samara , Russia
Revenue	$593?million ?(2017)
Operating income	$26.5?million ?(2017)
Net income	$21.7?billion ?(2017)
Total assets	$1.69?billion ?(2017)
Total equity	$488?million ?(2017)
Number of employees	17,703?
Parent	Roskosmos
Website	samspace .ru

53°13′14.52″N 50°18′04.32″E ? / ? 53.2207000°N 50.3012000°E ? / 53.2207000; 50.3012000

The Progress Rocket Space Centre ( Russian : Ракетно-космический центр ≪Прогресс≫ ), formerly known as TsSKB-Progress ( Russian : ЦСКБ-Прогресс ), is a Russian joint-stock company under the jurisdiction of Roscosmos State Corporation responsible for space science and aerospace research. ^[3] It was the developer of the famous Soyuz-FG rocket that was used for crewed space flight, as well as the Soyuz-U that was used for launching uncrewed probes. ^[4]

Overview

Progress Centre was the developer and manufacturer of the Soyuz FG series of launch vehicles that were used for human spaceflight launches, and the Soyuz-U series that were used for robotic spacecraft launches. ^[5]^[6] Commercial marketing of these launch vehicles was handled by the company Starsem . TsSKB-Progress' satellite products include the Foton and Foton-M science satellite series, the Yantar military satellites and the Resurs DK Earth resource satellite. ^[7]

The company's main production facilities are located in the city of Samara , Russia. They include a design bureau, a large R-7 factory called Progress and an affiliate design bureau KB Foton . Up to 25,000 people work in the Progress factory; of them, 5,000 work in rocket and satellite systems, and 360 work on the R-7 production line at any given time. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the factory has also diversified into machine tools, vodka and sweets. ^[7]

History

In 1941, the State Aviation Plant No.1 was moved from Moscow to the city now known as Samara, Russia , near the Volga River . The plant, named Dooks , had been created in 1917, using facilities in Moscow which had previously been used for the manufacture of bicycles, motorcycles, and various other vehicles. Before World War II , the plant had manufactured several aeroplane models at the Moscow location, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 . During the war, the plant manufactured Ilyushin Il-2 and Ilyushin Il-10 aircraft. In 1946, it began production of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighters, and in 1954, it started to produce Tupolev Tu-16 bombers.

On 2 January 1958, the Soviet Union government ordered State Aviation Plant No.1 to begin production of R-7 Semyorka rockets.

The Central Specialized Design Bureau (TsSKB) was established on 30 June 1974. Dmitri Kozlov , ^[8] who had been the chief designer of the R-7 and a Deputy Chief Designer of ОКB-1 , was appointed General Designer of TsSKB on 6 July 1983.

On 12 April 1996, two Russian aerospace organizations, the Central Specialized Design Bureau ( Russian : Центральное специализированное конструкторское бюро ), TsSKB, and the Samara Progress plant were merged to form TsSKB-Progress. ^[9]

In 2003, A.N. Kirilin was appointed as General Director of "TsSKB-Progress", and D.I. Kozlov became its Honorary General Designer.