The company, best known as the Missile Plant.Khrunichev (although in its history, it has had many different names), - the legend of the Russian science and industry.This company almost 100 years.The products manufactured by the plant, in full can be considered a matter of national pride in Russia.This legendary carrier rocket "Proton", promising "Angara".Plant designs one of the most promising in the global space industry development - the accelerator "Baikal".Branches of enterprises produce a variety of other relevant Russian aerospace industry products.
Products
One of the flagships of the Russian defense industry - Rocket and Space Plant.Khrunichev.Its official name, of course, sounds different.Namely - the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State Research and Production Space Center of MVKhrunichev. "Just press and citizens to communicate with each other over short name stuck - so this brand is known for.
Khrunichev factory in fact - a few enterprises located in different parts of Russia.They produced many types of rocket and space technology.The most famous product samples - rocket "Proton", "Kosmos-3M", "Rokot" and "Angara".Among the promising developments - reusable booster rocket "Baikal".
history
Khrunichev plant was originally launched as a automotive company called "Russo-Balt-2."Its base year - 1917 th.However, since the mid-1920s it began to be produced aircraft, aircraft designers created Project Tupolev, Ilyushin, Arkhangelsk, Petlyakov.In 1950 the factory produced the bombers "Bison", designed Myasishev.In 1961, the plant received almost modern name - "Machine Building Plant named after MIKhrunichev "- and began to specialize in the production of rocket and space technology.He was released several generations of missiles, "Salyut" and "Mir".In 1993, the Khrunichev plant acquired its present name.Its members also included CB "Salute".In 2007, the plant has been secured for its current organizational and legal form - the Federal State Unitary Enterprise.There subsidiaries, such as, for example, the company "long" (Moscow).Plant them.Khrunichev also combines Bureau named.Isayev, Voronezh Mechanical Plant, and in 2008 joined the Perm company JSC "Proton-PM", in 2012 - Ust-Katav Plant.CM.Kirov.
rocket «Proton»
One of the most recognizable samples of products manufactured by the Centre to them.Khrunichev (plant, reviews of which the people have become one of the foundations of the public perception of the power of the Soviet defense industry - one that is located in Moscow) - booster "Proton".She appeared in the course of development developments to create an intercontinental ballistic missile UR-500.The modernization of ICBMs appeared carrier "Proton-K", which has become, according to many experts, the most successful example of Soviet missile in its segment.
commercialized use of "Proton-K" was delivered in 1996 (was put into orbit European satellite Astra 1F).Subsequently, there have been several dozen launches from private customers.Russian designers have also developed a version of "Proton", adapted to output load on the geostationary orbit.Now the modified missile, whose name "Proton-M" is the most commonly used in their series.
rocket "Angara»
Development launch vehicle "Angara", according to many experts - one of the key areas of the Russian space industry.It's a whole family of missiles (ie those that belong to the "light" class, as well as those that are "heavy" carriers).
is expected that some samples can raise the orbit to 35 tonnes of cargo.The main competitor of the Russian development - a rocket Falcon (in the "heavy" modifications) American company SpaceX.An interesting fact is that here there is a confrontation between the state corporation with half a century of history and a very young private company, created from scratch.The development of modules "Angara" at the same time involved not only Moscow - Plant.Khrunichev found partners in South Korea.Especially for use with a rocket "Angara" created accelerator "Baikal", designed for repeated starts.
accelerator «Baikal»
Works "Baikal" is quite simple, and at the same time performing critical functions.With the help of the booster rocket to a height of about 70 km.Then turn on the engine, "Angara" after which the rocket put into orbit."Baikal" meanwhile detach from the vehicle and returned to Earth like an airplane.After the inspection and make the necessary changes can be used again: in projects that Khrunichev plant is public, stating that "Baikal" can go up in the air 25 times (but in the improvement of the complex this figure really bring to 200).
main partner of the plant.Khrunichev on the project of creating a "lake" - NGO "Lightning."It is assumed that the accelerator will have a launch mass of about 130.4 tons, a length of 27 m and a diameter (center) of 2.9 m. A key component of the "Baikal" - the universal rocket module (URM), equipped with a tail, wing, propulsionchassis and other systems.
Engines
subsidiary of Center.Khrunichev - "Voronezh Mechanical Plant" - collects many types of engines for the aerospace industry.Historically, the first units were M-11, mounted on the aircraft PO-2.In the years after World War II at the plant began to produce engines ASH-62IR, M14V26 and other samples of aggregates for different types of aircraft.Since the late '50s in Voronezh begins to produce space-rocket engines: RD-0109, RD-0210, RD-0114 (they are set to "Proton") and other high-tech units.
Now the factory is working to establish production of RD-191 rocket "Angara".Currently among the Russian companies only VMZ has the potential for release of piston aircraft engines.Units issued in Voronezh, placed on training and sports planes and helicopters for various purposes.
