593rd Missile Regiment

593-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44141, from 1969: 29433, from 1971: 29474

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

13.6.61 transferred to Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, and came under the 3rd Artilley Range Administration.

1963 with three battalions at three sites:

• site BSP-5 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 27.10.61
• site BSP-24 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 15.1.62
• site BSP-25 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 3.3.63

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion remained as 593rd Missile Regiment, with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-5)
• 2nd Battalion became 72nd Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-24)
• 3rd Battalion became 220th Missile Regiment with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-25)

From 30.4.64 under the 1st Department, and from early 1968 the 5th Test Department.

The regiment stood down in 1969 and on 26.7.69 was transferred to Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast (54th Guards Missile Division).

18.7.71 transferred to Pervomaysk, Nikolayev Oblast, under the 46th Rocket Division.

Began conversion to the UR-100 (SS-11) missile - alert duty from 1973 at site BRK-10 with 10 UR-100U silos.

Converted to the the UR-100N (SS-19) missile 1977 and the UR-100NU (SS-19 mod. 3) in 1982.

The regiment stood down 1996, and was disbanded 1998.

US designation 1960-1969: Plesetsk ICBM complex (Launch Site A). Type IIA pads.

US designation 1971-1996: Pervomaysk ICBM complex (Launch Group I). Type IIID silos.

Plesetsk launch site A (BSP-5; 1961-1969) (62 59 01N, 40 46 34E):

Pervomaysk ICBM complex (Launch Group I):

• silo 81I: 48 03 39N, 30 13 41E

• silo 82I: 48 05 54N, 30 16 02E

• silo 83I: 48 03 14N, 30 20 22E

• silo 84I: 48 08 08N, 30 27 08E

• silo 85I: 48 09 26N, 30 22 27E

• silo 86I: 48 10 07N, 30 17 16E

• silo 87I: 48 15 08N, 30 14 12E

• silo 88I: 48 12 59N, 30 13 06N

• silo 89I: 48 10 25N, 30 12 25E

• silo 90I: 48 06 34N, 30 08 12E

• control site: 48 05 53N, 30 22 52E