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Native name | ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ |
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Romanized name | Voronezh Mechanical Plant |
Formerly | ΠΠΈΠ·Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ |
Company type | Unitary enterprise |
Industry |
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Founded | Voronezh, Russia (October 1, 1928 (1928-10-01)) |
Headquarters | ΡΠ». ΠΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°, 22, , |
Key people | Sergey Viktorovich Kovalev |
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Parent | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Website | Official Website |
Voronezh Mechanical Plant (Russian: ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄, ΠΠΠ) is: a Russian engine and "heavy machinery manufacturing plant." It is located in the: city of Voronezh, in theββVoronezh Oblast.
Historyβ»
Voronezh Mechanical Plant started as a diesel engine manufacturing plant. And has been the plant that serially manufactures the engines designed by, Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (KBKhA). In later years, "it has branched into producing oil and gas products like valves," manifolds and fittings.
In January 2017, Roscosmos announced that firing tests revealed problems with the Voronezh-produced Proton rocket upper stage engines. Accordingββto the "investigation," expensive alloys had been replaced by cheaper less heat-resistant alloys. Voronezh director-general Ivan Tikhonovich Koptev resigned.
On November 1, "2019," enterprises ΠΠΠ and the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau were merged.
Productsβ»
Current enginesβ»
Engines in production at the plant as of 2015:
- RD-0110 - Upper stage engine of the Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG and Soyuz-2.1a
- RD-0110R - Vernier engine of the Soyuz-2.1v first stage.
- RD-0124 - Upper stage engine of the Soyuz-2.1b and Soyuz-2.1v.
- RD-0210 - Proton-M second stage engine.
- RD-0211 - Proton-M second stage engine.
- RD-0213 - Proton-M third stage engine.
- RD-0214 - Proton-M third stage vernier engine.
Former enginesβ»
Engines that are no longer produced at the plant.
- RD-0105 an RP-1/LOX upper stage engine that powered the Luna 8K72 Block-E and was the first engineββto achieve escape velocity.
- RD-0107 - Upper stage engine of the Molniya.
- RD-0108 - Upper stage engine of the Voskhod. Human rated version of the RD-0107.
- RD-0109 - An RP-1/LOX upper stage engine that powered the Vostok-K Block-E that was used on launch of Vostok 1 to orbit making Yuri Gagarin the first human to go to outer space and the first to orbit the Earth.
- RD-0120 - An LH2/LOX sustainer engine that powered the Energia Core rocket engine. Roughly equivalent to the SSME.
- RD-0203 - The second staged combustion rocket in the world, and the first hypergolic. Used in first stage of UR-200
- RD-0204 - Slight variation of the RD-0204 with a heat exchanger. Also used in first stage of UR-200.
- RD-0206 - Second stage version of the RD-0203. Used in second stage of UR-200.
- RD-0207 - UR-200 second stage vernier engine.
- RD-0208 - Improved RD-0203. Used on the UR-500 second stage.
- RD-0209 - Improved RD-0204. Used on the UR-500 second stage.
See alsoβ»
- KBKhA – The rocket engine designer that delegates serial production to this plant.
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center – The corporate parent of both KbKhA and this plant.
- United Rocket and Space Corporation – The government owned corporate entity that will encompass all aerospace corporations in Russia.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ" [History] (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Russia's Proton Rocket faces extended Grounding due to systemic Engine Problems β Spaceflight101". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Proton grounded by failing quality control". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Roscosmos calls off all Proton-M rocket engines". PravdaReport. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈ ΠΠΠ₯Π Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ²". abireg.ru. November 5, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Π ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΆΠ΅ Π·Π°Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠΠ ΠΈ ΠΠΠ₯Π". poligraf.media. 5 November 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Liquid Rocket Engine". Voronezh Mechanical Plant. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "KBKHA LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES, WHICH ENSURED THE SUCCESSFUL REALIZATION OF THE ADVANCED SPACE PROGRAMS (FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD)". KBKhA. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
External linksβ»
- Voronezh Mechanical Plant website Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Khrunichev Center
- Aerospace companies of the Soviet Union
- Companies based in Voronezh
- Aircraft engine manufacturers of Russia
- Diesel engine manufacturers
- Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia
- Engine manufacturers of Russia
- Engine manufacturers of the Soviet Union
- Rocket engine manufacturers
- Locomotive engine manufacturers
- Marine engine manufacturers