1st Test Department

1-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 44275

Activated 31.5.62 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, under the Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

Department for test and development of missiles with liquid oxygen propellant (Korolev design bureau).

Organisation 1962:

• 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 2 R-9A pads and 3 R-9A silos
• 000 Technical Missile Base
• 914th Repair-Technical Base

Organisation 1970:

• 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

Organisation 1980:

• 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)

1981 renamed 1st Scientific Experimental Department (1st NIU).

1.12.89 united with the 5th Scientific Experimental Department as the 1st Center for Tests and Application of Space Means.

Organisation 1990:

• 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 (technical support)
• 244th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 Zenit-2 pads
• 000 Technical Missile Base
• Communications Center "Prigorok" (military unit: 69790)
• Communications Center "Myslitel" (military unit: 03690)
• 000 independent Operational Technical Battalion (military unit: 29526)
• 107th Medical Center

Organisation 2005:

• 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

HQ at Site 2 (45 54 44N, 63 18 54E), and from 1995 at Site ??

Baikonur Test Center - Site 2A (45 53 53N, 63 18 10E)

• Special Technical Area - built 1959-1960
• HQ 914th Repair-Technical Base & nuclear warhead storage
• depository & assembling of warheads for the 8K71 and 8K75 missiles - supporting Areas 1 and 51
• later depository & assembling of warheads for the 15A14, 15A15, 15A16, 15A11 and 15A18 missiles
• preparation of warheads for 15A35, 15A18, Dnepr and Rokot missiles