143rd Missile Regiment

143-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 43182, from 1969: 21423

Activated 3.64 at Yurya, Kirov Oblast, from parts of the 116th Missile Regiment - under the 8th Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-2 with 2 R-16 (SS-7) pads, which had gone on alert duty 1.11.61.

The regiment stood down in 1969, and the BSP-2 site was transferred to the 603rd Missile Regiment.

In 1969 transferred to Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, and came under the 28th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 1972 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos at site BRK-11.

The regiment stood down and was disbanded 1985.

US designation 1964-1969: Yurya ICBM complex (Launch site B, later Launch Site 1). Type IIA pads.

US designation 1970-1985: Kozelsk ICBM complex (Launch Group Q). Type IIID silos.

Yurya Launch Site 1 (BSP-2) (59 09 29N, 49 39 22E):

Kozelsk ICBM complex (Launch Group Q):