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Yuri Koptev

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Yuri Koptev
Юрий Коптев
Koptev in 2003
Born	Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev (1940-03-13) March 13, 1940 (age 84) Voroshilovsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Engineer
Known for	Director General of the Russian Federal Space Agency

Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Коптев, March 13, 1940) is a former General Director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), serving in that role from 1992 to 2004. He was replaced in 2004 by Anatoly Perminov, a former commander of the Russian Space Forces. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.^[1]

Beginning in 1965, he worked as an engineer at NPO Lavochkin.

Koptev is a Winner of the Golden Space Medal FAI (2000), a State Councillor of the Russian Federation, 1st class and was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd and 3rd classes.

Education[edit]

1957-1960 — Cadet of the Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute.
1960-1965 — A student of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.

International sanctions[edit]

On June 28, 2022, in connection with the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, he was included in the US sanctions list as a person associated with an important state-owned company for the government and the military-technical complex of the Russian Federation - Rostec^[2] and the sanction list of the United Kingdom.

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2023 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. ^[3]

References[edit]

^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Российского авиационно-космического агентства (Decree 844) (in Russian). President of Russia. 13 July 2001.

^ "Russia-Related Designations and Designations Updates; Issuance of Russia-Related General Licenses and Related Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links[edit]

Conversations: Daniel S. Goldin and Yuri N. Koptev; Two Professional Cold Warriors Share a Vision of Life in Space By William J. Broad, The New York Times. Published: January 16, 1994
NASA History Division - Biographies of Aerospace Officials and Policymakers, K-N
Date set for Mir destruction, BBC News, 16 November 2000

Government offices
New title	Director General of the Russian Federal Space Agency 1992 – 2004	Succeeded by Anatoly Perminov

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