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KB Pivdenne

Coordinates: 48°26′14″N 34°57′01″E / 48.437212°N 34.950321°E / 48.437212; 34.950321
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Pivdenne Design Office
Company typeState owned
IndustryAerospace, defense
PredecessorsOKB-586
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
FounderMikhail Yangel
Headquarters
Dnipro48°26′14″N 34°57′01″E / 48.437212°N 34.950321°E / 48.437212; 34.950321
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Ukraine
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
5,500 (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteyuzhnoye.com

Pivdenne Design Office (Ukrainian: Державне конструкторське бюро «Південне» ім. М. К. Янгеля, romanizedDerzhavne konstruktorske biuro "Pivdenne" im. M. K. Yanhelia, lit.'State design bureau "Southern", named after M. K. Yangel'), located in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a designer of satellites and rockets, and formerly of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), established by Mikhail Yangel. During the Soviet era, the bureau's OKB designation was OKB-586.

The company is in close co-operation with the PA Pivdenmash multi-product machine-building company, also situated in Dnipro. Pivdenmash is the main manufacturer of the models developed by Pivdenne Design Office.

Directors

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Products

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Current

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Jubilee Coin "50 Years of the State Design Office "Pivdenne"
Zenit-3SLБ

Ballistic missiles

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Orbital launch vehicles

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Rocket engines

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Planned

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Orbital launch vehicles

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Rocket engines

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Satellites

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Retired

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Kosmos

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zelenskyy Initiates Assignment Of Title Of Hero Of Ukraine To Director General Of Pivdenne Design Bureau Dehtiariov Who Died Of Coronavirus, Ukrainian News Agency (26 November 2020)
    (in Ukrainian) Zelensky awarded the title of Hero to the CEO of "Southern", who died of coronavirus, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 November 2020)
  2. ^ Willick, Frances (12 May 2021). "Canso spaceport secures $10.5M, aims for first launch next year". CBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "КБ Южное сейчас практически остановлено, - нардеп Кисилевский". 2021-06-29. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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