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:

Organisation 1970:

Organisation 1980:

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:

Organisation 2005:

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)