Private company

NPO Lavochkin

Russian Aerospace Company

NPO Lavochkin (Russian: НПО Лавочкина, OKB-301, also called Lavochkin Research and Production Association or shortly Lavochkin Association, LA) is a Russian aerospace company. It is a major player in the Russian space program, being the developer and manufacturer of the Fregat upper stage, as well as interplanetary probes such as Fobos-Grunt. As of 2015, it was headed by Sergei Lemeshevskii.2 Its revenue was ₽16.1 billion in 2017.1 It is part of Roscosmos State Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersKhimki1
  • Websitewww.laspace.ru/en
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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NPO Lavochkin (Russian: НПО Лавочкина, OKB-301, also called Lavochkin Research and Production Association or shortly Lavochkin Association, LA) is a Russian aerospace company. It is a major player in the Russian space program, being the developer and manufacturer of the Fregat upper stage, as well as interplanetary probes such as Fobos-Grunt. As of 2015, it was headed by Sergei Lemeshevskii. On 10 August 2017 the Lavochkin Association's Board of Directors appointed Vladimir Kolmykov Director General of the enterprise.2

Corporate structure

NPO Lavochkin is part of a group headed by Roscosmos State Corporation. 13 entities, 2 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

The company was founded in 1937 as OKB-301, a Soviet aircraft design bureau (OKB). The head designer was Vladimir P. Gorbunov, supported by Mikhail Gudkov and Semyon Lavochkin. In October 1945 Lavochkin was promoted for the head designer of the design bureau. The bureau gained distinction for its family of piston-engined fighter aircraft during World War II, and later shifted to missile and jet fighter designs. Following the death of the head designer, the OKB-301 succumbed to the growing power of Vladimir Chelomey and became OKB-52 Branch No. 3 on 18 December 1962. Later, it turned to work on interplanetary probe designs for Luna sample return program, the Lunokhod program, Vega program, Phobos program, etc. The former OKB-301 became named NPO Lavochkin.

In January 2012, officials of Lavochkin faced administrative punishment for not taking into account of designing the computer system after the crash of Russia's Mars moon spacecraft Fobos-Grunt.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lavochkin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded OKB-3011

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

NPO Lavochkin revenue by year116.1B RUB in 2017+67% since 2014
05.0B RUB10.0B RUB15.0B RUB20.0B RUB2014: 9.6B RUB9.6B RUB20142017: 16.1B RUB16.1B RUB2017+67%
  • 201716.1B RUB1
  • 20149.6B RUB1

Net income

  • 2017476.4M RUB1

Timeline

  1. 1937Founded Founded1

Sources

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