Anatoly Agarkov
Anatoly Agarkov | |
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| Born | Anatoly Vasilievich Agarkov 21 September 1949 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Education | Oles Honchar Dnipro National University |
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| Employer | KB Pivdenne |
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Anatoly Vasilievich Agarkov (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Агарков, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ɐˈɡarkəf]; born 21 September 1949) is a Soviet and Ukrainian scientist and spacecraft engineer, one of the key figures in Sea Launch, Antares, and Zenit projects.
Life and career
In 1976, Anatoly Agarkov graduated from Dnipropetrovsk State University (now the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University) with a degree in Electromechanics and proceeded to join the Yangel Yuzhnoe design office, a structure known today as KB Pivdenne.[1][2][3] There, he got the benefit of learning from top Soviet and Ukrainian scientists and aerospace engineers of the time — Mikhail Galas, Victor Grachev, Vladimir Komanov, and Stanislav Konyukhov — while working his way up from a regular engineer to design lead supervising the Zenit launch vehicles programme (1976–1992), deputy CEO (1993–1996), chief spacecraft designer (1996–2001), deputy chief designer for testing operations (2005–2013), and deputy chief designer for testing and flight operations (2013–2021).[4]
In the two latter capacities, he oversaw the strategic development and implementation of Sea Launch and Land Launch programmes[5] as well as the design and testing of Tsyklon-2, Tsyklon-3, Tsyklon-4, and Dnepr space vehicle systems. In addition, he was in charge of the adaptation of Zenit rockets for the Odyssey ocean-based launch platform.[4] Agarkov also kick-started the Zenit2-3SL launches which were commemorated in Ukraine by a special 5 Hryven coin,[6] and introduced the DemoSat payload[7][8] for the first Boeing Sea Launch mission. He proceeded to apply the Zenit vehicles for international satellite launches such as the Globalstar series.[9]
His contribution to the design and operation of the Zenit programme and the joint Ukrainian-American Antares launch system[10][11] earned him the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2002). His other areas of responsibility included the flight test programmes of Tselina-2, Orlets-2, Resurs-01, and Okean satellites.[12]
Since 2021, Anatoly Agarkov has been an advisor to the CEO of Pivdenne design office.
He is the holder of several patents, notably for a land-based factory testing system[13][14] and for preparation and launch of a rocket from a sea-based launch site (jointly with Stanislav Konyukhov).[15]
Awards
- Lenin Komsomol Prize
- Order of Friendship
- Medal of the Order of Services to the Fatherland
- Russian Government Award for Science and Technology
- Russian Government Yuri Gagarin Award for Achievements in Space[16][17]
Bibliography
- A.V. Agarkov, V.A. Pyrig. Loading of Launch Vehicle when Launching from Floating Launch Platform // IAF Abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Houston, USA, 2002[18]
- A.V. Agarkov et al. The Use of High Alloyed Silicon Semi-Conductors to Ensure Highly-Accurate Temperature Measurements during Launch Vehicles Filling with Propellants // Aerospace Research Center, November 2012[19]
- A.V. Agarkov, ed. My uchim rakety letat′. K 50-letiiu podrazdeleniia ispytaniĭ i ėkspluatatsii KB “Iuzhnoe” [We Teach Rockets to Fly: a 50th anniversary almanach of Pivdenne design office ], Dnipropetrovsk: Art-Press, 2012[16]
- A.V. Agarkov, ed. Victor Grachev — glavny ispytatel KB “Iuzhnoe” [Victor Grachev — Chief Test Officer of Pivdenne] (Dnipro: Pivdenne, 2013)[20]
- A.V. Agarkov, ed. Analiz avarii i neispravnostei v raketno-kosmicheskoi tekhnike [A Study of Breakdowns and Malfunctions in Spacecraft] (Dnipro, 2019)
References
- ^ Antoniuk, Daryna (6 September 2021). "kyivpost.com". Ukraine’s spacecraft designer Pivdenne goes back into orbit. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Kulidi, Natalia (13 May 2021). "rubryka.com". Pivdenmash today: how Ukraine's largest rocket and space enterprise lives. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Красномовец, Павел (27 December 2021). "forbes.ua". Космические предприятия Украины создали тысячи ракет и сотни спутников. Почему они не приспособились к миру без холодной войны. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b Карманов, Анатолий (21 September 2019). "Человек с неотразимой улыбкой". a-kosmos.com.ua. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Polyakov, Max (11 November 2023). "Soviet space heritage. Part 1: infrastructure". Soviet space heritage. Part 1: infrastructure. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "5 Hryven First launch of rocket Zenit-3SL". en.numista.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "DemoSat". nextspaceflight.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Demosat". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Zenit-2 11K77.05 | Globalstar 5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20, 21". spacelaunchnow.me. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares Rocket". NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares Rocket. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Ponomarenko, Illia (18 April 2019). "Space launcher built with Ukrainian components takes off to International Space Station (PHOTOS, VIDEO)". Space launcher built with Ukrainian components takes off to International Space Station. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "The satellite fleet of Ukraine". universemagazine.com. 26 November 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Заводской испытательный комплекс "Сухой космодром"". new.fips.ru. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Заводской испытательный комплекс "Сухой космодром"". rusneb.ru. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Konyukhov, Stanislav (2 February 2004). "Applied Mechanics Problems Accompanying Spacecraft Launches from a Floating Platform and Their Resolution by the Sea Launch Project". International Applied Mechanics. 40 (2): 115–139. Bibcode:2004IAM....40..115K. doi:10.1023/B:INAM.0000028591.66544.e4 – via link.springer.com.
- ^ a b My uchim rakety letat′. K 50-letiiu podrazdeleniia ispytaniĭ i ėkspluatatsii KB "Iuzhnoe" [We Teach Rockets to Fly: a 50th anniversary almanach of Pivdenne design office] (in Russian). Dnipropetrovsk: Art-Press. 2012.
- ^ "Виктор Васильевич Главный испытатель ракет" (PDF). epizodyspace.ru. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Agarkov, A.V.; Pyrig, V.A. (2002). "Loading of Launch Vehicle when Launching from Floating Launch Platform". IAF Abstracts: 443. Bibcode:2002iaf..confE.443A – via ui.adsabs.harvard.edu.
- ^ "The Use of High Alloyed Silicon Semi-Conductors to Ensure Highly-Accurate Temperature Measurements during Launch Vehicles Filling with Propellants". International Astronautical Congress Abs. 29 November 2012. doi:10.2514/6.IAC-04-I.6.07 – via Aerospace Research Central.
- ^ Agarkov, A.V. (2013). Victor Grachev — glavny ispytatel KB "Iuzhnoe" [Victor Grachev — Chief Test Officer of Pivdenne] (in Russian). Dnipro: Pivdenne. ISBN 978-617-696-116-1.