5th Scientific Research Proving Ground

5-й Научно-исследовательский испытательный полигон

Military Unit: 11284

Commanders:

• Lieutenant-General Aleksey Ivanovich Nesterenko, 2.6.55 - 2.7.58

• Lieutenant-General Konstantin Vasilevich Gerchik, 2.7.58 - 5.5.61

• Major-General Aleksandr Grigorevich Zakharov, 5.5.61 - 12.3.65

• Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kurushin, 12.3.65 - 26.2.73

• Lieutenant-General Valentin Illarionovich Fadeev, 26.2.73 - 8.8.78

• Lieutenant-General Yury Nikolaevich Sergunin, 8.8.78 - 14.3.83

• Lieutenant-General Yury Averkievich Zhukov, 14.3.83 - 2.1.89

• Lieutenant-General Aleksey Leontevich Kryzhko, 2.1.89 - 4.9.92

• Lieutenant-General Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shumilin, 4.9.92 - 1.8.97

• Lieutenant-General Leonid Timofeevich Baranov, 1.8.97 - 15.1.07

• Colonel Oleg Vladimirovich Maydanovich, 15.1.07 - today

Activated 2.6.55 at Site 10 - Zarya (Leninsk), Kzyl-Orda Oblast, as the 5th NIIP (Baikonur Test Center) - US designation Tyuratam Missile Test Center.

Site 10 was the town of Zarya, 28.1.58 renamed Leninskiy, 21.6.66 Leninsk, and finally 20.12.95 Baikonur.

Organisation 1963:

• 1st Test Department (Korolev design bureau)

  • 69th Combat Launch Station with 1 R-7A pad

  • 32nd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 51st independent Engineering & Test Unit with 3 R-9A pads and 3 R-9A silos

  • 000 Technical Missile Base

  • 914th Repair-Technical Base

• 2nd Test Department (Yangel design bureau)

  • 39th independent Engineering & Test Unit

  • 43rd independent Engineering & Test Unit

• 3rd Test Department (Korolev design bureau)

  • none

• 4th Test Department (Chelomei design bureau)

  • 31st independent Engineering & Test Unit

• 43rd independent Scientific-Experimental Station (Klyuchi, Kamchatka Kray)

  • 30th independent Engineering & Test Unit

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-12)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-13)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-14)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-15)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-16)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-17)

  • 28th independent Mixed Aviation Squadron

• 99th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

• 372nd Missile Regiment

Organisation 1970:

• 1st Test Department (Korolev design bureau)

  • 32nd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 48th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 51st independent Engineering & Test Unit with 3 R-9A pads and 3 R-9A silos

• 2nd Test Department (Yangel design bureau)

  • 25th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36 missiles

• 3rd Test Department (measurement, collection and information processing)

  • 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

  • 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

  • 107th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Kengir, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

  • 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Kievka, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-10) (Shakhi, Barnaul, Altay Kray)

• 4th Test Department (Chelomei design bureau)

  • 6th independent Engineering & Test Unit with UR-100 missiles

  • 19th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

• 5th Test Department (development of the IS (ASAT) and US (Naval Surveillance) satellites)

  • 31st independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Tsiklon-2 pads

• 6th Test Department (test and development of the N-1 launcher)

  • 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two N-1 pads

• 43rd independent Scientific-Experimental Station (Klyuchi, Kamchatka Kray)

  • 30th independent Engineering & Test Unit

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-12)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-16)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-17)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-18)

  • 84th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

• 99th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

Organisation 1980:

• 1st Test Department (Korolev design bureau)

  • 32nd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 48th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 51st independent Engineering & Test Unit (processing)

• 2nd Test Department (Yangel design bureau)

  • 25th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36 missiles (disbanded 1980)

  • 26th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36M missiles

  • 244th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 Zenit-2 pads (activated 2.80)

• 3rd Test Department (measurement, collection and information processing)

  • 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

  • 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

  • 107th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Kengir, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

  • 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Kievka, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-10) (Shakhi, Barnaul, Altay Kray)

• 4th Test Department (Chelomei design bureau)

  • 4th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

  • 19th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

  • 31st independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Tsiklon-2 pads

• 6th Test Department (test and development of the Energiya launcher)

  • 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with one Energiya pad

• 8th Test Department (test and development of the new UR-100 variants)

  • 6th independent Engineering & Test Unit with UR-100 missiles

• 99th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

Organisation 1989:

• 1st Test Department (Korolev design bureau)

  • 32nd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 48th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 51st independent Engineering & Test Unit (processing)

  • 244th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 Zenit-2 pads (from 12.89)

• 2nd Test Department (Yangel design bureau)

  • 26th independent Engineering & Test Unit with R-36M missiles

• 3rd Test Department (measurement, collection and information processing)

  • 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

  • 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

  • 107th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-7) (Kengir, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 63rd independent Instrumentation Station (IP-8) (Zhaksy, Turgay Oblast)

  • 65th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-9) (Saran, Karaganda Oblast)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-10) (Shakhi, Barnaul, Altay Kray)

• 4th Test Department (Chelomei design bureau)

  • 4th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

  • 19th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

  • 31st independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Tsiklon-2 pads (from 12.89)

  • 326th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Rokot silos (from 12.89)

• 6th Test Department (test and development of the Energiya/Buran complex)

  • 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Energiya pads

  • 278th independent Engineering & Test Unit (assembly)

  • 282nd independent Engineering & Test Unit (landing area)

  • 290th independent Engineering & Test Unit (technical complex)

• 8th Test Department (test and development of the new UR-100 variants)

  • 6th independent Engineering & Test Unit with UR-100 missiles

• 99th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

1990 renamed 5th State Test Spaceport (5th GIK).

Organisation 2005:

• 1st Center for Tests and Application of Space Means

  • 32nd independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 48th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 1 R-7A pad

  • 51st independent Engineering & Test Unit (processing)

  • 244th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 Zenit-2 pads

• 2nd Center for Tests and Application of Space Means

  • 4th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

  • 19th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Proton pads

• 4th Center for Tests and Application of Space Means

  • 44th independent Instrumentation Station (IP-1) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 18)

  • 1441st independent Instrumentation Point (IP-2) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 44)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-3) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 97)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-4) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 21)

  • 00 independent Instrumentation Station (IP-5) (Baikonur Test Center, Site 23)

• 8th Center for Tests and Application of Space Means

  • 6th independent Engineering & Test Unit with UR-100 missiles

• 99th independent Mixed Aviation Regiment

Several sites did not belong to any of the above units - these are listed here.

US map of the Baikonur Test Center 1968 - here.

Soviet map of the Baikonur Test Center 1990 - here (pdf file).