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Company Briefing / Space-industry enterprise

By Jinny Xu MARKET EDITOR

NPO Lavochkina

NPO Lavochkina, formally Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages.

AuthorJinny Xu

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Reading Time2 min

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PublishedMay 26, 2026

Date this profile last entered editorial circulation.

Last updateMay 30, 2026

Date this profile last entered editorial circulation.

CategorySpace-industry enterprise

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RegionRussia / Khimki, Moscow region

Primary geography where current signals are most visible.

Signal FocusPlanetary spacecraft, Fregat upper stages, Roscosmos program dependency and sanctions exposure

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Content TypeCompany Profile

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Primary DomainTechnology

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TopicAutomated spacecraft, upper stages and Russian state space programs

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Time HorizonYEAR_120D_PLUS

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ImpactHIGHExpected influence on strategy timing and interpretation.

Confidence0.93

Anchored to multiple primary-source references and direct disclosures.

Evidence Pack

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Context

NPO Lavochkina, better known in English as Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company based in Khimki near Moscow. Its public role is specialist mission hardware: automated spacecraft, lunar and planetary probes, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages. That makes the company relevant for readers tracking Russian mission reliability, launch dependencies and sanctions screening.

Core Entity Brief

Entity	NPO Lavochkina
Public role	NPO Lavochkina, formally Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages.
Region	Russia / Khimki, Moscow region
Category	Space-industry enterprise
Primary domain	Technology
Signal focus	Planetary spacecraft, Fregat upper stages, Roscosmos program dependency and sanctions exposure
Time horizon	YEAR_120D_PLUS
Impact	HIGH
Confidence	0.93
Evidence coverage	8 public source references
Related coverage	Profile anchor article
Website	https://www.laspace.ru/en/
Last update	May 30, 2026

NPO Lavochkina, formally Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages.

NPO Lavochkina is presented as a Space-industry enterprise in the BTW company and institution directory. NPO Lavochkina, formally Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages.

The current public read is bounded by primary domain: Technology; signal focus: Planetary spacecraft, Fregat upper stages, Roscosmos program dependency and sanctions exposure; time horizon: YEAR_120D_PLUS; impact band: HIGH. These fields give readers a stable baseline for comparing the profile with other institutions, operators, and market actors.

The evidence basis currently includes 8 public evidence references and the linked public profile. Claims should stay limited to role, context, operating surface, dependencies, and watchpoints that are visible in reviewed public material.

Domain of operation

NPO Lavochkina, formally Lavochkin Association, JSC, is a Russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, Earth-observation systems and Fregat-family upper stages.

Public role: NPO Lavochkina is framed by npo lavochkina, formally lavochkin association, jsc, is a russian spacecraft company that builds automated spacecraft, scientific missions, earth-observation systems and fregat-family upper stages. and public technology context. Evidence basis: Public evidence; Public evidence
Operating surface: Automated spacecraft, upper stages and Russian state space programs and Russia / Khimki, Moscow region provide the public context for this institution profile. Evidence basis: Public evidence; Public evidence

Timeline

30 May 2026
NPO Lavochkina public profile updated
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Public View

The public read of NPO Lavochkina is limited to visible role, operating context, and relationship evidence.

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Why is NPO Lavochkina included?

NPO Lavochkina has public evidence that makes the institution relevant to BTW's coverage of digital infrastructure, governance, or markets.

What is public about this profile?

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