702nd Missile Regiment

702-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 68530

Activated 10.7.64 in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, under the 14th Missile Division.

The regiment controlled the BSP-16 site with 2 R-16 pads (alert duty from 13.12.63).

In 1968 the BSP-16 sites were transferred to the 690th Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 6.4.71 with 10 RT-2 (SS-13) silos at site BRK-3.

The regiment stood down 1978, and converted to the RT-2P missile - alert duty from 17.10.78.

The regiment stood down 1992, and began conversion to the RT-2PM (15P158) (SS-25) missile - alert duty from 12.95 with 9 missiles.

Disbanded 12.03.

US designation 1964-1968: Yoshkar-Ola ICBM complex (Launch site E, later launch site 5). Type IID pads.

US designation 1971-1992: Yoshkar-Ola ICBM complex (Launch Group I). Type IIIE silos.

Yoshkar-Ola Launch Site 5 (BSP-16) (56 33 37N, 48 12 52E):

Yoshkar-Ola ICBM complex (Launch Group I):

• silo 00I: 56 51 18N, 48 25 37E

• silo 00I: 56 55 53N, 48 27 09E

• silo 00I: 56 56 44N, 48 31 59E

• silo 00I: 56 55 26N, 48 35 06E

• silo 00I: 56 52 39N, 48 34 26E

• silo 00I: 56 49 17N, 48 36 08E - control site

• silo 00I: 56 44 23N, 48 42 10E

• silo 00I: 56 45 11N, 48 36 32E

• silo 00I: 56 42 07N, 48 35 33E

• silo 00I: 56 48 06N, 48 27 39E

Yoshkar-Ola Launch Site (RT-2PM, 1995 - 2003) (56 33 36N, 48 12 55E):

No drawing.