2nd Test Department

2-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 54333

Activated 31.5.62 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, under the Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

Department for test and development of missiles with high boiling point oxydizer propellant (Yangel design bureau).

Organisation 1962:

• 39th independent Engineering & Test Unit

• 43rd independent Engineering & Test Unit

Organisation 1970:

• 25th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36 missiles

Organisation 1980:

• 25th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36 missiles (disbanded 1980)

• 26th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36M missiles

• 244th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 Zenit-2 pads (activated 2.80)

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

Organisation 1990:

• 26th independent Engineering & Test Unit

Disbanded 1994.

HQ at Site 43 (45 58 09N, 63 38 43E).