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| Reshetnev Company | |
|---|---|
| Name | Reshetnev Company |
| Native name | РКЦ «Прогресс» им. М. В. РЕШЕТНЕВА |
| Type | Joint-stock company |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Mikhail Reshetnev |
| Headquarters | Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Key people | Dmitry Baranov |
| Products | Communications satellites, navigation satellites, payloads |
| Parent | Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (ISS Reshetnev) |
Reshetnev Company is a Russian satellite manufacturer and spacecraft integrator based in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. The firm evolved from Soviet-era design bureaus into a major producer of geostationary communications satellites, global navigation satellites, and scientific platforms, working with organizations such as Roscosmos, RKA, Khrunichev, and Energia. Its activities span design, assembly, testing, and in-orbit commissioning for programs including GLONASS, GONETS, Express, and Ekspress-AM.
Founded in 1959 by Mikhail Reshetnev as a design bureau in the Soviet Union, the company traces its lineage to Cold War projects linked to organizations like the Soviet Academy of Sciences, OKB-1, and TsAGI. During the 1960s and 1970s it collaborated with enterprises such as NPO Lavochkin, Energia, and KB Yuzhnoye on satellite buses and payload integration. In the 1980s and 1990s it transitioned amid perestroika, entering joint programs with Glavkosmos, Rosaviakosmos, and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. After the collapse of the Soviet Union it secured contracts from Gazprom, Russian Railways, and the Russian Ministry of Communications while engaging with international partners like Thales Alenia Space, Airbus, and OHB. In the 2000s and 2010s the company became central to the GLONASS constellation alongside organizations such as the Federal Space Agency, RKK Energia, and Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Recent decades saw cooperation with universities like Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Siberian Federal University, and research institutes including IKI, TsNIIMash, and VNIIEM.
The company produces satellite platforms, communications payloads, navigation spacecraft, and scientific satellites for clients such as Roscosmos, Russian Aerospace Forces, Russian Post, and commercial operators like Gazprom Space Systems and Viasat. Major product lines include geostationary buses for Express series operators, medium Earth orbit navigation satellites for GLONASS, low Earth orbit communications for GONETS, and specialized payloads for meteorology and remote sensing delivered to institutes such as Roshydromet, Keldysh Center, and A.M. Obukhov Institute. It offers systems engineering, thermal vacuum testing, vibration qualification, and antenna verification in collaboration with enterprises like TsNII KM, NIIP, and VNIIEM. The firm provides turnkey manufacturing, orbital injection support with launch providers such as Proton-M, Soyuz-2, Angara, and Sea Launch partners, and lifecycle support including telemetry, tracking and command integration with Ground Control Centers operated by Glonass Control and Mission Control Center (TsUP).
Notable platforms developed include spacecraft for the GLONASS constellation, the Express-AM series for satellite television and broadband operated by RSCC, the GONETS-M series for data relay used by commercial fleets, and experimental scientific platforms flown in cooperation with the Space Research Institute (IKI) and cosmonaut programs of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. The company has delivered payloads for missions associated with Energia launches, Proton-M deployments from Baikonur Cosmodrome, and Soyuz-2 missions from Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodrome. Specific collaborations included payloads for meteorological services related to Meteosat-like tasks, broadcasting systems akin to Eutelsat projects, and navigation demonstrators interoperable with Galileo and BeiDou concepts promoted by ESA and CNSA.
R&D efforts are coordinated with academic and research institutions including the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, and the Siberian Branch institutes. Research areas include electric propulsion, onboard digital processors, phased-array antennas, radiation-hardened electronics in partnership with NIISI, and atomic clock technologies for GLONASS in liaison with VNIIFTRI and the All-Russian Research Institute of Radio Engineering. The company participates in technology demonstration programs funded by Roscosmos, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and international cooperative projects with CNES, ESA, and DLR. Development programs often involve testing facilities used by TsNIIMash, NIAT, and the Khristianovich Institute.
The organization functions as a joint-stock enterprise within the Russian aerospace industry and is connected to Information Satellite Systems through corporate links with Roscosmos enterprises, sovereign holdings such as Rosatom-affiliated entities, and state contracting frameworks administered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Its management interfaces with federal bodies including the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federal Space Agency, and regional authorities of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The company coordinates programs with prime contractors like RKK Energia, RKTs Progress, Khrunichev, and NPO Lavochkin while subcontracting components from enterprises such as NPP Zvezda, KB Arsenal, and Ruselectronics.
Main manufacturing and test facilities are located in Zheleznogorsk with additional support from launch sites including Baikonur Cosmodrome, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and Vostochny Cosmodrome. The company maintains thermal-vacuum chambers, electrodynamic shakers, anechoic chambers for antenna pattern measurement, and cleanrooms meeting standards used by Khrunichev and Energia. It cooperates with launch providers and integration sites such as Site 81 and Site 200 at Baikonur, Cosmodrome services at Plesetsk, and infrastructure projects linked to Vostochny managed by Roscosmos, Glavkosmos, and Rosatom entities.
The company has engaged in export and cooperative contracts with European contractors including Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, and OHB; with Asian partners including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and Japan's JAXA through indirect industrial ties; and with North American entities in export-controlled arrangements resembling partnerships with TLS, Loral, and Boeing-managed supply chains. It has participated in commercial procurements under frameworks influenced by the Eurasian Economic Union and bilateral agreements involving the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Republic of Belarus, while dealing with sanctions regimes and export controls administered by the European Council, the US Department of Treasury, and national ministries.
Category:Spacecraft manufacturers Category:Companies of Russia Category:Krasnoyarsk Krai