2nd Test Department

2-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 07376

Activated 30.4.64 in Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, under the Plesetsk Test Center (53rd NIIP).

Department for preparation and launch of orbital vehicles.

Organisation 1967:

• 29th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 17th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 5 pads (Kosmos-2/3M and R-14)

Organisation 1972:

• 17th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 4 pads (Kosmos-2/3M)

• 83rd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 pads (Tsiklon)

• 29th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 16th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 R-7A pads

In July 1974 half of the Test Department was used to re-activate the 1st Test Department.

New role, now department for test/launch of medium class orbital launch vehicles.

Organisation 1977:

• 29th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 16th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 R-7A pads

1981 renamed 2nd Scientific Experimental Department (1st NIU).

On 1.12.89 the space parts of the Plesetsk Test Center were detached from the RVSN, and a new 1278th Center for Test and Application of Space Means (TSIP KS) was formed, which took control of the 1st and 2nd Scientific Experimental Departments.

Organisation 1989:

• 29th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 229th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 16th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 R-7A pads

1993 renamed 1022nd Test Department.

11.11.94 renamed 2nd Center for Test and Application of Space Means (TSIP KS), now under the 1st State Test Spaceport MO.

1998 renamed Test Center RKK for medium launch vehicles.

Organisation 2005:

• 29th independent Engineering & Test Unit (Zenit-2/Angara complex)

• 229th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

• 16th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad