47th independent Engineering & Test Unit

47-я отдельная инженерно-испытательная часть

Military Unit: 12471

Activated 2.11.66 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, under the 1th Test Department, Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

The units main tasks were test and development of the N-1 launcher, and later the Energiya/Buran system.

From 1.67 under the 6th Test Department.

Disbanded 1995.

US designation: Baikonur Test Center - Launch Complex J (two Type I pads)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 110 (45 57 52N, 63 18 30E)

two N-1 pads ("Raskat") - PU37 (left) built 1964-1969 - PU38 (right) built 1964-1967
N-1: PU37 - 2 launches (27.6.71, 23.11.71); PU38 - 2 launches 21.2.69, 3.7.69
PU38 under repair 12.69-1972, after launch failure 3.7.69
converted to the Energiya-Buran system 1978-1988
11F35: one launch from PU37 15.11.88
in storage from 1995
1996 transferred to Niikhimmash (All-Union Scientific Research & Design Institute of Chemical Machinery)
Cryogenic Fuel Storage Facility - 45 58 11N, 63 18 39E
picture (1966)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 112 (45 55 36N, 63 18 08E)

Support/technical area for Site 110
launcher/erector integration and test building (MIK-112) built 1963-1966 for the N-1, and later the Energiya-Buran complex (45 55 40N, 63 17 54E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 112A (45 59 20N, 63 19 00E)

Support/technical Area for Site 100
launcher/spacecraft assembly & integration (MIK-112A) for the N-1 launcher and later Energiya-Buran - built 1966-1967 (45 56 26N, 63 19 06E)
service station 11G131 for the N-1 launcher

Baikonur Test Center - Site 113 (45 54 59N, 63 16 55E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 250 (46 00 32N, 63 18 13E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 250A (45 59 15N, 63 16 19E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 251 (46 03 08N, 63 14 53E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 252 (46 04 49N, 63 14 17E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 253 (45 55 40N, 63 18 58E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 254 (45 55 18N, 63 18 04E)