173rd Missile Regiment

173-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 74834

Activated 31.3.66 in Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, under the 10th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 20.8.68 with 10 UR-100 (8K84) (SS-11) silos in area BRK-2.

Construction of a new LCF (Type IIIX silo) (Launch Control Facility JJ) began 3.77 near silo 12J, but construction stopped 2.78, and the silo was backfilled, as the planned conversion to MR-UR-100 (15A15) (SS-17) was cancelled.

The regiment stood down in 1.12.84 and was disbanded in 1985.

US designation: 1968 - 1984 Kostroma ICBM Complex - Launch Group J (Ten Type IIID silos):

• silo 12J: 58 06 15N, 41 36 36E - control site
• silo 13J: 58 08 54N, 41 38 27E
• silo 14J: 58 06 56N, 41 44 20E
• silo 15J: 58 04 00N, 41 39 55E
• silo 16J: 58 09 22N, 41 23 07E
• silo 17J: 58 08 34N, 41 30 13E
• silo 18J: 58 06 26N, 41 26 35E
• silo 19J: 58 04 23N, 41 28 32E
• silo 28J: 58 00 44N, 41 37 23E
• silo 32J: 58 03 30N, 41 32 51E