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Arsenal Design Bureau

Subsidiary of Roscosmos

Arsenal Design Bureau (Russian: Конструкторское бюро «Арсенал», romanized: Konstruktorskoye byuro Arsenal) is an engineering company active in the fields of space technology, ship artillery and civilian machine building. The company was founded in 1711 and is located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation. Its full name is Arsenal Design Bureau named after Mikhail Vasil’evich Frunze Federal State Unitary Enterprise.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 21, 1949Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersSaint Petersburg1
  • Websitekbarsenal.ru
  • Legal formunitary enterprise1

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Arsenal Design Bureau (Russian: Конструкторское бюро «Арсенал», romanized: Konstruktorskoye byuro Arsenal) is an engineering company active in the fields of space technology, ship artillery and civilian machine building. The company was founded in 1711 and is located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation. Its full name is Arsenal Design Bureau named after Mikhail Vasil’evich Frunze Federal State Unitary Enterprise.2

The story

KB Arsenal was founded in 1711 by Tsar Peter I of Russia as a cannon foundry. Renamed to TsBK-7, the company created ICBMs between 1960 and 1980, after which it switched its focus to space research. It is the developer of over 80 spacecraft in the COSMOS series, including Russia's first nuclear power system satellites, the Kosmos 1818 and Kosmos 1867. It is the oldest Russian/Soviet design bureau connected to space research.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arsenal Design Bureau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Nov 21, 1949Founded Founded1

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