Summary
Voronezh Mechanical Plant (Russian: Воронежский механический завод, ВМЗ) is a Russian engine and heavy machinery manufacturing plant. It is located in the city of Voronezh, in the Voronezh Oblast.
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Native name | Воронежский механический завод |
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Romanized name | Voronezh Mechanical Plant |
| Formerly | Дизельный завод |
| Company type | Unitary enterprise |
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| Founded | Voronezh, Russia (October 1, 1928) |
| Headquarters | ул. Ворошилова, 22, , |
Key people | Sergey Viktorovich Kovalev |
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| Parent | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Website | Official Website |
History edit
Voronezh Mechanical Plant started as a diesel engine manufacturing plant, and has been the plant that serially manufactures the engines designed by Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (KBKhA). In later years,[when?] it has branched into producing oil and gas products like valves, manifolds and fittings.[1]
In January 2017, Roscosmos announced that firing tests revealed problems with the Voronezh-produced Proton rocket upper stage engines. According to the investigation, expensive alloys had been replaced by cheaper less heat-resistant alloys. Voronezh director-general Ivan Tikhonovich Koptev resigned.[2][3][4]
On November 1, 2019, enterprises ВМЗ and the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau were merged.[5][6]
Products edit
Current engines edit
Engines in production at the plant as of 2015:[7]
- RD-0110 - Upper stage engine of the Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG and Soyuz-2.1a
- RD-0110R - Vernier engine of the Soyuz-2.1v first stage.
- RD-0124 - Upper stage engine of the Soyuz-2.1b and Soyuz-2.1v.
- RD-0210 - Proton-M second stage engine.
- RD-0211 - Proton-M second stage engine.
- RD-0213 - Proton-M third stage engine.
- RD-0214 - Proton-M third stage vernier engine.
Former engines edit
Engines that are no longer produced at the plant.[7]
- RD-0105 an RP-1/LOX upper stage engine that powered the Luna 8K72 Block-E and was the first engine to achieve escape velocity.[8]
- RD-0107 - Upper stage engine of the Molniya.
- RD-0108 - Upper stage engine of the Voskhod. Human rated version of the RD-0107.
- RD-0109 - An RP-1/LOX upper stage engine that powered the Vostok-K Block-E that was used on launch of Vostok 1 to orbit making Yuri Gagarin the first human to go to outer space and the first to orbit the Earth.[8]
- RD-0120 - An LH2/LOX sustainer engine that powered the Energia Core rocket engine. Roughly equivalent to the SSME.
- RD-0203 - The second staged combustion rocket in the world, and the first hypergolic. Used in first stage of UR-200
- RD-0204 - Slight variation of the RD-0204 with a heat exchanger. Also used in first stage of UR-200.
- RD-0206 - Second stage version of the RD-0203. Used in second stage of UR-200.
- RD-0207 - UR-200 second stage vernier engine.
- RD-0208 - Improved RD-0203. Used on the UR-500 second stage.
- RD-0209 - Improved RD-0204. Used on the UR-500 second stage.
See also edit
- KBKhA – The rocket engine designer that delegates serial production to this plant.
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center – The corporate parent of both KbKhA and this plant.
- United Rocket and Space Corporation – The government owned corporate entity that will encompass all aerospace corporations in Russia.
References edit
- ^ "История" [History] (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "Russia's Proton Rocket faces extended Grounding due to systemic Engine Problems – Spaceflight101". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Proton grounded by failing quality control". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Roscosmos calls off all Proton-M rocket engines". PravdaReport. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Воронежский мехзавод и КБХА завершили процесс объединения трудовых коллективов". abireg.ru. November 5, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "В Воронеже завершилось объединение ВМЗ и КБХА". poligraf.media. 5 November 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Liquid Rocket Engine". Voronezh Mechanical Plant. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ a b "KBKHA LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES, WHICH ENSURED THE SUCCESSFUL REALIZATION OF THE ADVANCED SPACE PROGRAMS (FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD)". KBKhA. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
External links edit
- Voronezh Mechanical Plant website Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine