NPO Energomash
NPO Energomash "V. P. Glushko" is a major Russian rocket engine manufacturer. The company primarily develops and produces liquid propellant rocket engines. Energomash originates from the Soviet design bureau OKB-456, which was founded in 1946. NPO Energomash acquired its current name on May 15, 1991, in honor of its former chief designer Valentin Glushko.
Native name | НПО Энергомаш имени академика В. П. Глушко |
|---|---|
Romanized name | NPO Energomash named after “V. P. Glushko” |
| Formerly | OKB-456 |
| Industry | Aerospace industry Space industry Defense industry Rocket engines |
| Founded | (1946) Khimki, Soviet Union |
| Founder | Valentin Petrovich Glushko |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | |
| Revenue | $182 million (2016) |
| $59.7 million (2016) | |
| $48 million (2016) | |
| Total assets | $47 million (2016) |
| Total equity | $126 million (2016) |
Number of employees | 5500 (2009) |
| Parent | Roscosmos |
| Website | Official Website |
Energomash is noted for its long history of large scale LOX/Kerosene engine development. Notable examples are the RD-107/RD-108 engines used on the R-7, Molniya and Soyuz rocket families, and the RD-170, RD-171 and RD-180 engines used on the Energia, Zenit and Atlas V launch vehicles.
As of July 2013, the company remained largely owned by the federal government of Russia, but RSC Energia owned approximately 14% of the total shares. As of 2009, NPO Energomash employed approximately 5500 workers at its headquarters in Khimki, Moscow and its satellite facilities in Samara, Perm, and St. Petersburg.
On 4 August 2016, the company announced that it would launch a new plant by December 2016.