Urlichich Yury Matevich

Urlichich Yury Matevich

Urlichich Yuri Matevich, until November 11, 2012 he was the general director - general designer of RKS OJSC.

Biography

Born on August 3, 1962 in the city of Moscow.

• Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography with the qualification "Design Engineer"
• Moscow State University of Technology and Management with the qualification of "economist"
• Faculty of retraining and advanced training of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
• Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky.

Since 1984, he has been working at NIIP (today - OJSC Russian Corporation of Rocket and Space Instrumentation and Information Systems). In 2001, he was appointed to the post of general director.

In 2004, recommended by the Federal Space Agency for the post of Director General of the General Designer.

2006: Director General of GLONASS

In 2006, he was appointed general designer of GLONASS.

Member of the Council of General and Chief Designers, leading scientists and specialists in the field of high-tech sectors of the economy under the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Member of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Military Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Performance April 12, 2011

Since September 2011, member of the Presidential Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy

"Today, thanks to the GLONASS system, we receive without restrictions a signal anywhere in the world and even up to 2,000 km from the surface of the earth. We must put this system in the service of ordinary citizens. We are developing the Social GLONASS system at our own expense. This system should create a barrier-free environment for people with disabilities. " 60 thousand disabled people in Moscow do not leave their apartments, the Social GLONASS system should change this situation. "

2012: Scandal over GLONASS

In early November, it became known about major thefts in the RKS, headed by Urlichich. The amount of damage caused is estimated at 6.5 billion rubles. The investigation claims that this amount was stolen from funds aimed at developing the GLONASS system.

Several criminal cases have been instituted against some top managers of the company. The names of the suspects were not disclosed.

On November 11, 2012, by the decision of the military-industrial commission under the government of the Russian Federation, Yuri Urlichich was relieved of the post of general designer of the GLONASS system.

On November 23, 2012, the Director General of the RCC resigned. This was announced on November 23, 2012 in the State Duma by the head of the Federal Space Agency Vladimir Popovkin.

Urlichich indicated the disease as the cause.

2013: Chapter "Citronics"

In May 2013, it became known that Yuri Urlichich headed the high-tech asset of AFK Sistema - Sitronics. AFK Sistema is developing a strategy for the further development of high-tech assets on the basis of Sitronix. As Vladimir Yevtushenkov, the main shareholder of the holding, said earlier, civil assets can be allocated from RTI and transferred to Sitronics. We are talking about a joint research center in China with ZTE, the Greek plant for the production of telecommunications equipment Intracom Telecom and others.

2021

First Deputy General Director for the Development of the Orbital Group and Promising Projects of Roscosmos Group of Companies

Awards

He was awarded the Order of Friendship, the medal of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland of the II degree, and the Order of Honorary Citizen of Russia. Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology. Awarded the honorary title "Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation."

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