- OKB Fakel
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OKB Fakel is a Russian electric propulsion system development company. It is located in Neman in Kaliningrad Oblast.[1][2]
Overview
Fakel specializes in spacecraft attitude control thrusters, ion engines and plasma sources.[1] It is a world leader in the field of Hall thruster development and a leading Russian developer and manufacturer of electric propulsion systems.[3] The company's third-generation electric propulsion system SPT-100 has been certified in accordance with western standards and the company is actively marketing the system to foreign customers.[1]
The company has 960 employees.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "OKB Fakel (Russian Federation)". Jane's Space Systems and Industry. 2008-12-17. http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Space-Systems-and-Industry/OKB-Fakel-Russian-Federation.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Federal Space Agency FSUE EDB Fakel - About company". OKB Fakel. http://users.gazinter.net/fakel/status_eng.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "EDB Fakel". OKB Fakel. http://users.gazinter.net/fakel/index_eng.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
External links
Categories:- Aerospace companies of Russia
- Space industry companies of Russia
- Soviet and Russian space institutions
- Aerospace companies of the Soviet Union
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