All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Of Electromechanics (VNIIEM) (russian: ВНИИЭМ) is a research institute based in Moscow, Russia. It is currently a
Roscosmos subsidiary.
VNIIEM designs and builds automated satellites for ecological, geological, meteorological observation. It developed the
Meteor
A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space.
Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...
and
Resurs-O series of satellites and operates them in concert with the
Planeta Design Bureau. VNIIEM developed the
Geosynchronous Orbit Meteorological Satellite
A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day). The synchronization of rotation and orbital ...
. In addition, the institute has developed the control and navigation systems, as well as analog computers, used on meteorological satellites.
was the first director of VNIIEM.
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External links
Official website
Research institutes in Russia
Companies based in Moscow
Roscosmos divisions and subsidiaries
Ministry of the Electrical Equipment Industry (Soviet Union)
Research institutes in the Soviet Union
1941 establishments in the Soviet Union
Soviet and Russian space institutions
Electronics companies established in 1941
Research institutes established in 1941
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