520th Missile Regiment

520-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 29443

Activated 1.11.66 in Kartaly, Chelyabinsk Oblast, under the 59th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 20.8.68 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) missiles in area BRK-4.

The regiment stood down 18.3.77, and began conversion to the R-36M (SS-18 missile) - alert duty from 3.11.78.

The regiment stood down 1980, and began conversion to the R-36MUTTKh (SS-18 missile) - alert duty from 1980.

Disbanded 2003.

US designation: 1968 - 1978 Kartaly ICBM Complex - Launch Group D (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1978 - 2003 Kartaly ICBM Complex - Launch Group D (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 24D: 52 43 41N, 60 33 51E
• silo 25D: 52 41 50N, 60 41 42E
• silo 26D: 52 35 57N, 60 46 47E
• silo 28D: 52 46 40N, 60 42 16E
• silo 29D: 52 36 48N, 60 36 12E - old control site (1968-1978)
• silo 30D: 52 31 34N, 60 39 44E
• Launch Control Facility DD (Type III): co-located with silo 29D (from 1978)