527th Missile Regiment
527-й ракетный полк
Military Unit: 00000, from 1968: 21423
Activated 1.7.60 in Yurya, Kirov Oblast, under the 25th Rocket Brigade, and from 5.61 the 8th Missile Division.
1963 with 3 battalions at three sites:
site BSP-3 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 10.1.62
site BSP-4 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 12.2.62
site BSP-21 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 10.2.65
In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:
BSP-3 remained as 527th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads
BSP-4 became 640th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads
BSP-21 became 000 Missile Regiment with 3 R-16 silos
The regiment stood down 1968, and the BSP-3 site was transferred to the 000 Missile Regiment.
In 1968 transferred to Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, now under the 10th Guards Missile Division.
The regiment went on alert duty 1970 with 10 UR-100 (8K84M) (SS-11) silos at site BRK-9.
The regiment stood down in 1984 and was disbanded.
US designation 1960-1968: Yurya ICBM complex (Launch site C, later Launch Site 3). Type IIB pads.
US designation 1971-1984: Kostroma ICBM Complex - Launch Group Q (Type IIID):
Yurya Launch Site 3 (BSP-3) (59 13 09N, 49 25 17E):
Kostroma ICBM Complex - Launch Group Q (Type IIID):
silo 102Q: 57 51 03N, 42 11 15E - control site
silo 104Q: 57 52 01N, 42 06 07E
silo 105Q: 57 48 42N, 42 03 59E
silo 108Q: 57 50 36N, 42 00 36E
silo 109Q: 57 54 23N, 42 10 30E
silo 110Q: 57 57 56N, 42 11 47E
silo 111Q: 57 55 48N, 42 15 55E
silo 112Q: 57 52 05N, 42 17 45E
silo 113Q: 57 47 17N, 42 10 28E
silo 114Q: 57 59 40N, 42 17 36E