All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electromechanics

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electromechanics
Founded1941
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
ParentRoscosmos
Websitewww.vniiem.ru

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Of Electromechanics (VNIIEM) (Russian: ВНИИЭМ) is a research institute based in Moscow, Russia. It is currently a Roscosmos subsidiary.[1]

VNIIEM designs and builds automated satellites for ecological, geological, meteorological observation. It developed the Meteor and Resurs-O series of satellites and operates them in concert with the Planeta Design Bureau. VNIIEM developed the Geosynchronous Orbit Meteorological Satellite. In addition, the institute has developed the control and navigation systems, as well as analog computers, used on meteorological satellites.[2] Andronik Iosifyan was the first director of VNIIEM.[3]

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  2. ^ "Russian Defense Business Directory". Federation of American Scientists. US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration. May 1995. Retrieved 21 July 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Chertok, Boris Evseevich (2006). Rockets and People: Creating a rocket industry. Government Printing Office. p. 598. ISBN 9780160766725.