63rd Missile Regiment

63-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 07395

Activated 3.64 in Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, from the 2nd Battalion of the 329th Missile Regiment, under the 53rd NIIP (Plesetsk Test Range).

The regiment controlled site BSP-31 with 2 R-9A pads.

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

The regiment stood down in 1974.

The regiment went on limited alert duty 21.2.76 with 12 Temp-2S (15P642) (SS-16) missiles (sites BSP-31 and 5).

Disbanded in late 1976 and divided into:

• 54th independent Engineering & Test Unit (military unit: 07395) with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles

• 209th independent Engineering & Test Unit (military unit: 29487) with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles

US designation 1964-1974: Plesetsk launch site E (BSP-31). Type IIC pads.

Plesetsk launch site E (BSP-31, R-9A 1964-1974) (62 51 19N, 40 34 47E):

BSP-31 site (Temp-2S, 6 launchers, 1976 - 1985) (62 51 19N, 40 34 47E):

No drawing.

BSP-5 site (Temp-2S, 6 launchers, 1976 - 1985) (62 59 00N, 40 46 36E):

No drawing.