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:
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:
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44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur
Test Center, Site 18)
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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)
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61st independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Terekty,
Karaganda Oblast)
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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)
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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.