575th Missile Regiment

575-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 54172

Activated 6.60 in Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, under the 165th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 10th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with two battalions at two sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-1 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 12.2.62
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-11 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 12.63 (estimate)
• 3rd Battalion - BSP-13 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 10.63 (estimate)

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion became 487th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-1)
• 2nd Battalion became 681st Missile Regiment, with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-11)
• 3rd Battalion remained as 575th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-13)

In 1969 the regiment stood down, and the BSP-13 site was transferred to the 592nd Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty in 1969 in area BRK-6, with 10 UR-100 (8K84M) (SS-11) silos.

Construction of a new LCF (Type IIIX silo) (Launch Control Facility MM) began 6.77 near silo 60M, but construction stopped 11.78, and the silo was backfilled, as the planned conversion to MR-UR-100 (15A15) (SS-17) was cancelled.

The regiment stood down 1.12.84 and was disbanded in 1985.

US designation 1960-1969: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch site F). Type IID pads. (57 55 20N, 41 09 48E):

US designation 1969-1984: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch Group M). Type IIID silos.

• silo 60M: 57 51 18N, 41 45 33E - control site
• silo 61M: 57 53 52N, 41 33 41E
• silo 62M: 57 57 32N, 41 46 09E
• silo 63M: 57 51 11N, 41 37 45E
• silo 64M: 57 54 55N, 41 49 19E
• silo 65M: 57 54 09N, 41 40 55E
• silo 72M: 57 48 19N, 41 39 54E
• silo 76M: 57 48 12N, 41 49 13E
• silo 79M: 57 51 05N, 41 51 11E
• silo 85M: 57 48 24N, 41 33 48E