Private company

Meteor

Logo: ОАО «Завод „Метеор“», Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Russian-based producer of Frequency Control Products

JSC Meteor Plant is a Russian-based producer of Frequency Control Products (quartz crystals, quartz oscillators and high-reliable piezoelectric filters).2 It was founded by Soviet Union.1 It is headquartered in Volzhsky.1 Its revenue was ₽422 million in 2016.1 It is part of Ruselectronics.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jul 17, 1959Founded1
  • Industryelectronics industry1
  • HeadquartersVolzhsky1
  • Websitewww.meteor.su
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
Volzhskiy - Meteor factory
Photo: VolodyA! V Anarhist, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons5

JSC Meteor Plant is a Russian-based producer of Frequency Control Products (quartz crystals, quartz oscillators and high-reliable piezoelectric filters).2

Corporate structure

Meteor is part of a group headed by Rostec. 128 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Soviet Union on Jul 17, 1959.1

Meteor was officially founded on 17 July 1959 in Volzhsky city (Volgograd region).

It pioneered producing quartz crystals HC-27/U (рус. КБ) and HC-29/U (рус. КА) – in USSR.

By the end of the 1980s Meteor was considered as one of the leading quartz crystal manufacturer in the Soviet Union. The number of employees reached 5500 in 1989. Meteor was restructured as a joint stock company in 1993.

Market

Nowadays the company exports its production to nearly 500 enterprises from Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Meteor's production has industrial and satellite purpose. Its product range include quartz crystals for temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO), for oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXO), quartz crystals of general application for wide temperature range, quartz crystals of general application with heightened resistance to mechanical exposure.

The plant's quality system is certificated in accordance with certification system ISO 9001.

JSC Meteor also has licenses by Russian Control systems federal agency on designing and manufacturing defence technologies.

"Meteor" considered itself as a time-tested supplier for Russian radio electronic plants.

From Wikipedia’s article on JSC Meteor Plant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • crystal oscillator
  • crystal resonator

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Meteor revenue by year1422.2M RUB in 2016+14% since 2014
0200.0M RUB400.0M RUB600.0M RUB2014: 371.7M RUB371.7M RUB20142015: 388.1M RUB388.1M RUB2015+4%2016: 422.2M RUB422.2M RUB2016+9%
  • 2016422.2M RUB1
  • 2015388.1M RUB1
  • 2014371.7M RUB1

Timeline

  1. Jul 17, 1959Founded Founded1

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