Sunday, March 27, in 96-m to year of life has died Anatoly Savin, supervisor of the concern aerospace defense “Almaz-Antey”. About it “Interfax” on Monday, March 28, reported the press service of the company.
Before the war Savin graduated from the Moscow higher technical school named after Bauman, in 1941, came to the Gorky artillery plant, where by 1943 became the chief designer of the enterprise. Since 1945 for the nuclear project was creating equipment for nuclear fuel.
In 1951 he was assigned to KB-1 (the future of Spa “Almaz”), where he was engaged in guided missiles. The project was administered by IP (“Fighter satellites”) — the establishment of a system of interception of the spacecraft in earth orbit.
Since 1973 he headed the Central research Institute “Comet”, engaged in creating information management systems with elements of space-based assets. Among the main developments of satellite systems of missile attack warning, raspoznavanie in the infrared range of the torches of the engines of missiles at launch. In addition, under his leadership, created a system of Maritime space reconnaissance and targeting (MCRC) “the Legend”, designed including to ensure that use of heavy anti-ship missiles on external data about the target.
From 2004 to 2006 — chief designer of concern PVO “Almaz-Antey”, since 2007 — research Manager of the concern.
Hero of Socialist Labor (1976), awarded four orders of Lenin (1945, 1951, 1971, 1976), Lenin prize (1972), three Stalin prizes (1946, 1949, 1951), State prizes of the USSR (1981) and the Russian Federation (1999).
