Державне підприємство «Виробниче об'єднання «Південний машинобудівний завод ім. О.М. Макарова»
Pivdenmash, officially known as the "Southern Machine-Building Plant," is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer. Formerly a key Soviet ICBM producer, Pivdenmash now specializes in the production of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and liquid-propellant rockets. They have contributed to international projects such as the Antares rocket (with Northrop Grumman and NASA) and the Vega rocket (with the European Space Agency), and are known for their Zenit and Dnipro launch vehicles. Associated keywords include: launch vehicle, rocket engine, missile production, space industry, Ukraine.
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The state-owned enterprises Pivdenne and Pivdenmash are developing rocket engines and rockets in collaboration with Orbital Sciences Corporation and the European Space Agency.