6th independent Engineering & Test Unit

6-я отдельная инженерно-испытательная часть

Military Unit: 44108

Activated 2.8.63 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, from the 311th Missile Regiment, under the 4th Test Department, Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

The units main tasks were missile/complex tests and training with the UR-100 launcher.

Initial testing took place at Site 130-132, and later an entire launch group with 10 silos were constructed, which went on alert duty 1966/67 to 1970 (Site 170-179) - also used for training launches from the various operational missile regiments.

Site 180-182 were constructed for testing the various latter models of the UR-100.

From 1964 under the 5th Test Department, but returned to the 4th Test Department in 1965.

From 30.6.71 under the 8th Test Department.

Disbanded 2008.

US designations:

Baikonur Test Center - Site 130 (46 05 09N, 62 54 56E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 131 (46 04 17N, 62 57 28E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 132 (46 02 10N, 63 02 51E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 170 (45 56 51N, 63 01 34E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 171 (46 06 14N, 63 00 28E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 172 (46 04 19N, 63 05 11E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 173 (46 01 46N, 63 07 51E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 174 (46 04 53N, 62 55 04E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 175 (46 03 09N, 62 59 10E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 176 (46 01 21N, 63 02 48E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 177 (45 58 46N, 63 06 02E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 178 (46 01 31N, 62 53 29E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 179 (45 59 22N, 62 57 50E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 180 (46 02 43N, 63 06 19E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 181 (46 03 25N, 63 01 56E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 182 (46 00 38N, 63 01 09E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 92 (46 03 29N, 62 56 04E)

Baikonur Test Center - Site 94 (46 04 12N, 62 51 38E)

HQ at Site 95 (46 03 18N, 62 56 35E), and from 1987 Site 71 (45 59 13N, 63 08 27E).

Missiles designations: