3rd Test Department

3-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 63670, from 25.4.64: 68526

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

Department for test and development of solid propellant fuelled missiles - specifically the GR-1 (SS-X-10) missile (Korolev design bureau).

Organisation 1962:

• unknown

Disbanded 7.4.64, and all work with solid propellant fuelled missiles were transferred to the Plesetsk Test Center (53rd NIIP).

Re-activated 25.4.64 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, under the Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

Department for measurement, collection and information processing.

Organisation 1965:

• 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

• 25th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

• 55th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (desert, 140 km from Dermen-Tyube, Kzyl-Orda Oblast)

• 56th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (desert, 80 km from Dzhusany, Kzyl-Orda Oblast)

• 59th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-6) (Amangeldy, Kustanay Oblast)

• 61st independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Terekty, Karaganda Oblast)

• 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

• 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Kievka, Karaganda Oblast)

Organisation 1980:

• 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

• 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

• 107th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Kengir, Karaganda Oblast)

• 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

• 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Kievka, Karaganda Oblast)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-10) (Shakhi, Barnaul, Altay Kray)

1981 renamed 3rd Scientific Experimental Department (3rd NIU).

1.12.89 renamed 4th Center for Tests and Application of Space Means.

Organisation 1990:

• 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

• 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

• 107th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Kengir, Karaganda Oblast)

• 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

• 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Saran, Karaganda Oblast)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-10) (Shakhi, Barnaul, Altay Kray)

Organisation 2005:

• 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

• 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

• 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

Disbanded 2008.

HQ at Site 2 (45 54 44N, 63 18 54E) 1962-1964.

Independent Instrumentation Stations/Points associated with the Baikonur Test Center - details.