Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М. В. Хруничева
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Center, based in Moscow, is a major Russian manufacturer of spacecraft and space-launch systems. A key player in the Russian space industry and part of Roscosmos, it produces launch vehicles like the Proton and Angara rockets, as well as spacecraft modules. Khrunichev also has a history of international partnerships, including collaborations with Boeing, and the European Community of Satellite Systems and operates launch services through International Launch Services (ILS).
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Candace Johnson participated in the development of International Launch Services, the 1995 joint venture between Khrunichev and Lockheed Martin.
NPO Energia resumed development of a Zarya-derived Assured Crew Return Vehicle in 1995 with Rockwell International and Khrunichev as partners.
International Launch Services became a Khrunichev-owned company focused on selling Proton and Angara launches to Western customers.
International Launch Services was established in the 1990s as a joint venture of Lockheed Martin, Khrunichev, and Energia.
Khrunichev is developing a five-meter payload fairing for the Proton rocket that International Launch Services believes will make the vehicle more competitive for large geostationary satellites and low Earth orbit constellations.
Khrunichev has three Proton missions and two Angara 5 missions planned for 2020.
Gazprom Space Systems of Shchelkovo, Russia regularly contracts directly with Khrunichev instead of using International Launch Services.
Khrunichev plans five more Proton launches 2019 with the next Proton launch scheduled for 2019-06-21, Moscow time, carrying the Spektr-Roentgen-Gamma telescope.
Khrunichev built and contracted the Proton rocket that launched Yamal-601.
Khrunichev plans a minimum of six Proton launches 2019, with the majority being Russian government missions.
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center carries a reported debt of about 100 billion rubles (approximately $1,600,000,000).
A proposal to reduce Khrunichev’s workforce from 4,256 employees to 1,691 employees has circulated but remains speculative.