553rd Missile Regiment im. Leninskogo Komsomola

553-й ракетный полк им. Ленинского комсомола

Military Unit: 54032

Activated 31.12.60 in Svobodnyy, Amur Oblast, from the 72nd Tank Regiment - initially under the 133rd Missile Brigade, from 5.61 the 27th Missile Division.

Never operational with the R-16 missile, and controlled no BSP site.

In 1.8.64 transferred to Aleysk, Altai Kray under the 41st Guards Missile Division.

5.65 transferred to Zhangiz-Tobe, Semipalatinsk Oblast, under the 57th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 31.12.66 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) silos in area BRK-2.

Named Leninskogo Komsomola in 10.68.

The regiment stood down 1977, and converted to the R-36M (15A15) (SS-18) - alert duty from 31.10.77.

The regiment stood down 1982, and converted to the R-36MUTTKh (15A18) - alert duty from 1982.

Disbanded 1995.

US designation: 1966 - 1977 Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex - Launch Group B (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1977 - 1995 Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex - Launch Group B (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 7B: 49 19 18N, 80 50 49E
• silo 8B: 49 25 59N, 80 57 37E
• silo 9B: 49 25 12N, 80 49 00E
• silo 10B: 49 21 39N, 80 58 34E - old control site (1966-1977)
• silo 11B: 49 17 44N, 81 05 53E
• silo 12B: 49 22 31N, 81 06 30E
• Launch Control Facility BB (Type II): co-located with silo 10B (from 1977)