916th independent Radio-Technical Unit

916-й отдельный радиотехнический узел

Military Unit: 03340

Activated 1982 in Serpukhov-15, Moscow Oblast.

Consists of the western control center for the US-KMO (Progress) Early Warning Satellite System.

Contruction began in 1978 - testing of equipment began in 1985 - alert duty from 1988.

• Control center (55 04 06N, 37 02 29E)

• Support area (55 05 22N, 37 01 04E)

2009 absorbed the 485th independent Radio-Technical Unit.

Subordinated:

• 2nd Missile Attack Early Warning Division, 1982 - 1998

• 1st Missile Attack Early Warning Division, 1998 - 2009

• 820th Missile Attack Early Warning Main Center, 2009 - today