Arsenal Design Bureau
{{Short description|Subsidiary of Roscosmos}}
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| name = Arsenal Design Bureau
| logo = Arsenal_Design_Bureau_logo.png
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| type = Federal State Unitary Enterprise
| industry = Aerospace, arms industry
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| founded = 21 November 1949
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| hq_location_city = Saint Petersburg
| hq_location_country = Russia
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| products = Missiles, ICMBs, artillery, spacecraft, satellites
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| parent = Roscosmos{{cite web|title=О мерах по созданию Государственной корпорации по космической деятельности "Роскосмос"|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102397340&rdk=&backlink=1|publisher=Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации|accessdate=15 April 2017}}
| website = {{URL|kbarsenal.ru}}
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Arsenal Design Bureau ({{langx|ru|Конструкторское бюро «Арсенал»|Konstruktorskoye byuro Arsenal}}) is an engineering company active in the fields of space technology, ship artillery and civilian machine building. The company was founded in 1711 and is located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation. Its full name is Arsenal Design Bureau named after Mikhail Vasil’evich Frunze Federal State Unitary Enterprise.
Overview
The company's main purpose is development and operation of space complexes and spacecraft for various purposes, and development and creation of navy artillery mounts and launchers.{{cite web|url=http://www.kbarsenal.ru/eng/okb.php |title=Company profile |publisher=KB Arsenal |accessdate=2009-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601071825/http://www.kbarsenal.ru/eng/okb.php |archivedate=2010-06-01 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Space-Systems-and-Industry/KB-Arsenal-Russian-Federation.html|title=KB Arsenal (Russian Federation), Space industry - Prime contractors|date=2009-07-14|publisher=Jane's Space Systems and Industry|accessdate=2009-07-25}} KB Arsenal is the developer of Liana electronic reconnaissance program, intended to replace the EORSATS and Tselina 2.{{cite book|last=Harvey|first=Brian|title=The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program|publisher=Springer|location=Germany|date=2007|edition=1st|chapter=The design bureaus|isbn=978-0-387-71354-0}}
History
KB Arsenal was founded in 1711 by Tsar Peter I of Russia as a cannon foundry. Renamed to TsBK-7, the company created ICBMs between 1960 and 1980, after which it switched its focus to space research. It is the developer of over 80 spacecraft in the COSMOS series, including Russia's first nuclear power system satellites, the Kosmos 1818 and Kosmos 1867. It is the oldest Russian/Soviet design bureau connected to space research.
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External links
- [http://www.kbarsenal.ru/ Company website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423002203/http://www.kbarsenal.ru/eng/index.php Archived Old Company website]
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Category:Spacecraft manufacturers
Category:Soviet and Russian space institutions
Category:Aerospace companies of the Soviet Union
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1711
Category:1711 establishments in Russia
Category:Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia
Category:Roscosmos divisions and subsidiaries
Category:Companies based in Saint Petersburg