Korolyov, Moscow Oblast

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Korolyov Королёв
City[1]
Monument R-2 (It was established in 1997) at the entrance to the city from the M8 Highway
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Korolyov
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 37°49′E / 55.917°N 37.817°E / 55.917; 37.817
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Founded	26 December 1938
City status since	1938[2]
Government
• Head[3]	Trifonov, Igor Vladimirovich[3]
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	183,402
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	222,952 (+21.6%)
• Rank	98th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Korolyov City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Korolyov City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Korolev Urban Okrug[6]
• Capital of	Korolev Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	141060, 141062, 141065, 141067–141071, 141073–141080, 141089, 994009
OKTMO ID	46734000001
Website	korolev.ru

Korolyov or Korolev (Russian: Королёв, IPA: [kərɐˈlʲɵf]) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 183,402, the largest as a science city.^[4] As of 2018, the population was more than 222,000 people.

It was known as Kaliningrad (Калинингра́д) from 1938 to 1996 and served as the leading Soviet center for production of anti-tank and air-defense guns. In 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, the artillery plant was reconstructed for production of rockets, launch vehicles, and spacecraft, under the guidance of Soviet scientist and academician Sergei Korolev, who envisioned, consolidated and guided the activities of many people in the Soviet space-exploration program. The plant later became known as the RKK Energia; when the Vostok space vehicle was being developed, this research center was designated as NII-88 or POB 989.

Russian Mission Control Center is also located in Korolyov. Though the real control is decentralized due to security reasons and all space aircraft may be controlled from many different locations across Russia, the historic center of control is still in Korolev, and is called FCC – Flights Control Center.

In July 1996, the city was renamed in commemoration of Sergei Korolev, the father of the Soviet/Russian space program, who died in 1966. Since 1997, Korolyov has hosted the International Space Olympics, an annual competition for young people to promote space related research.