Yuri Koptev
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Born
March 13, 1940
Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev
March 13, 1940
OccupationEngineer
KnownforGeneral Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency
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| Born | Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev March 13, 1940 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | General Director 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 (now known as 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.
- 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.
