systems type joint stock company industry aerospace founded 1959 headquarters zheleznogorsk products communications satellites revenue 625 million 1 number of employees 8 500 1 website http www.iss reshetnev.com jsc information satellite systems reshetnev company . . ; tr . oao informatsionnye sputnikovye systemy imeny akademika m. f. reshetnyova ; jsc information satellite systems name after academician m. f. reshetnev in english is a russian satellite manufacturing company . 2 it is based in the closed city of krasnoyarsk 26 today called zheleznogorsk krasnoyarsk krai near the city of krasnoyarsk . 3 the company was formerly called npo pm . contents 1 history 2 products 3 economic aspects 4 references 5 external links history edit the company formerly called applied mechanics science production association npo pm 4 was founded in 1959 by mikhail reshetnev . during its history it has built 27 different space systems and over a thousand individual satellites . 3 in particular the company was responsible for designing the glonass satellite navigation system . after the dissolution of the soviet union the company lost most of its state financing and its work force of 8 000 was cut almost in half . in 1995 information satellite system signed a co operation agreement with the french company thales alenia space . 5 in 2000 the russian government launched a substantial investment program to revive glonass satellite constellation which provided a massive boost for the company s financial situation . 1 products edit information satellite systems designs and manufactures communications tv broadcasting navigation and geodetic satellites . the company is capable of providing a full range of services for the whole lifetime of a satellite mission including ground testing integration and orbital control . 3 in addition the company also produces ground antennas for satellite communication . 6 current activities include being the prime developer of the glonass satellite positioning system 2 and production of the express series of communications satellites . 7 in addition to communications satellites the company also produces research spacecraft such as the yubileiny research satellite which was launched in may 2008 . 8 economic aspects edit the company currently employs about 8 500 people . 1 the company s annual operating budget is 20 billion rubles 625 million of which two thirds comes from state orders and a third from commercial orders . 1 salaries at information satellite systems are twice the national average for engineering graduates . 1 it is the largest satellite producer of the russian space industry . references edit a b c d e f zheleznogorsk unfolds its wings a closed city in siberia experiences a revival thanks to russia s answer to g.p.s. russia beyond the headlines . 2012 05 29 a b jsc information satellite systems reshetnev company . russianavia.net . retrieved 2009 05 19 . a b c harvey brian 2007 . the rebirth of the russian space program 50 years after sputnik new frontiers . springer . pp. 276 277 . isbn 978 0 387 71354 0 . denisentsev sergey . thales group in russia . moscow defense brief . centre for analysis of strategies and technologies 1 15 2009 . thales alenia space and npo pm to finalize an industrial cooperation agreement . space mart . 2007 12 11 . retrieved 2009 05 19 . npo prikladnoi mekhaniki npo pm industry manufacturing russian federation contractors . jane s space directory . 2007 07 27 . retrieved 2009 05 19 . zak anatoly . express communications spacecraft . russianspaceweb.com . retrieved 2009 05 19 . clark stephen 2008 03 23 . russia launches relay craft commemorative satellite . spaceflight now . retrieved 2009 05 19 . external links edit english homepage russian homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jsc information satellite systems & oldid 723737842 categories aerospace companies of russiaspacecraft manufacturersspace industry companies of russiaaerospace companies of the soviet unionhidden categories articles containing russian language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisbahasa indonesia portugu s suomi edit links this page was last modified on 4 june 2016 at 22 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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