Yuzhmash

State Factory «Production Union Southern Machine-Building Plant named after O.M. Makarov») is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer. It produces spacecraft, launch vehicles (rockets), liquid-propellant rockets, landing gears, castings, forgings, tractors, tools, and industrial products. The company is headquartered in Dnipro, and reports to the State Space Agency of Ukraine. It works with international aerospace partners in 23 countries.

For a long-term history State Enterprise “Production Association Yuzhny Machine-Building plant named after A.M. Makarov” (YUZHMASH) is a basis of rocket-space industry of Ukraine.

Since 1950s of the 20th century, four generations of strategic missile systems, about 400 spacecraft of 70 various modifications and space launch vehicles of “Cyclone”, “Cosmos”, “Zenit” series have been created in Dnipropetrovsk.

YUZHMASH has strong branch industries including metallurgy, assembling, testing, welding, casting, forging and machining. The company has mastered and implemented unique technological solutions.

Versatility of YUZHMASH allows manufacturing products for the following areas:

production, testing, operation of launch vehicles;

defense industry;

air transport;

agricultural machinery;

thermal power-stations.

YUZHMASH is a full cycle company. Production of the main body of components and units, assembling and testing under conditions similar to the open space is carried out at its own unique industrial base.

YUZHMASH has big advantages over other companies:

powerful industrial potential;

unique and modern technologies;

qualified staff for the main directions of production.

By implementing improvement and innovation policy, the company continues to develop new technologies and expand its production line.

YUZHMASH’s team is interested in expanding cooperation with members of the international space and other programs. YUZHMASH carries out foreign economic activity in 23 countries, is in a constant search for partners and is willing to consider proposals for cooperation and partnership.

Today

On 14 August 2017, the Institute of International Strategic Studies issued a report presenting evidence that "North Korea has acquired a high-performance liquid-propellant engine from illicit networks in Russia and Ukraine", likely produced by Pivdenmash facilities. Both the company and the Ukrainian government denied the allegation.

An Antares launch vehicle using a Pivdenmash core was launched from Wallops Island in October 2016 to deliver supplies to the ISS. A Zenit launch vehicle was launched in December 2017, after a two-year hiatus, to deliver AngoSat 1.

In February-March 2018, Pivdenmash announced plans to develop a testing platform for Hyperloop that was scheduled for completion in 2019 in Dnipro. In September 2019, the (new) Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, cancelled this (according to him "absurd") project.

Structure

Factory of missile and aviation aggregates (created in 2010 through organization)

Pavlohrad Mechanical Factory (located in Pavlohrad)

Dnipro Tractor Factory

Factory of Technological Equipment

Production Complex "Metalurhiya"

Production Complex "Pivdenmashenergo"

Construction and Installation Complex

Sports Complex Meteor

Social and domestic administration

Sanatoriums "Dubrava" (Bila Tserkva) and "Druzhba" (Alushta), Hotel Pivdennyi, Mashynobudivnykiv Palace of Culture

Airline Pivdenmashavia

Military and space industry

Pivdenmash is known for its military and space industry products, and earned the city of Dnipro the nickname of "Rocket City".

Missiles

The company had been the key missile producer for Soviet ICBM and space exploration programs. Historic and Pivdenmash launch systems included:

the R-5M – the Soviet Union's first nuclear armed missile

the R-12 Dvina theatre ballistic missile

the R-14 Chusovaya theatre ballistic missile

the R-16 – the first widely deployed ICBM of the Soviet Union

the R-36 (8K67) ICBM

the RT-20, the first mobile ICBM (not deployed)

the R-36orb, the first ICBM with orbital warhead (not deployed)

the R-36M ICBM family (converted to Dnepr rocket)

the MR-UR-100 ICBM family

the 15A11 missile for Perimetr system

the RT-23 Molodets ICBM family

the Grom (missile system) mobile short-range ballistic missile system

Space launch vehicles

Kosmos (rocket family)

Dnepr

Tsyklon (based on R-36/8K67)

Tsyklon-2

Tsyklon-3

Tsyklon-4

Cyclone-4M

Zenit

Boosters for Energia (based on Zenit first stage)

Rocket engines

RD-843

Automatic nuclear-control system

Dead Hand (nuclear war) - A similar system existed in the U.S. known as the Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS)

Vehicles manufacturing

Created in 1944 as Dnipropetrovsk Tractor Factory, it was later expanded.

YuMZ E186

Trolleybuses

YuMZ-T1 (1992–2008)

YuMZ-T2 (1993–2008)

YuMZ-T2.09 (1998–2007)

YuMZ E186 (2005–2006)

Dnipro T103 (2013-present)

Dnipro T203 (2017-present)

Tractors

YuMZ-2 (1954–1958)

YuMZ-5 (1957–1962)

YuMZ-6 (1971–2001)

YuMZ 8040.2

YuMZ 8244.2

YuMZ 8080