273rd Missile Regiment

273-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 45833

Activated 1966 in Uzhur, Krasnoyarsk Kray, under the 62nd Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 1968 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) silos in area BRK-7.

The regiment stood down 1978, and began conversion to the R-36MUTTKh (SS-18) missile - alert duty from 18.9.79.

Disbanded 2003.

US designation: 1968 - 1979 Uzhur ICBM Complex - Launch Group G (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1979 - 2003 Uzhur ICBM Complex - Launch Group G (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 38G: 55 16 59N, 90 35 46E
• silo 39G: 55 11 54N, 90 35 30E
• silo 40G: 55 15 08N, 90 45 49E
• silo 41G: 55 16 09N, 90 54 43E
• silo 42G: 55 21 26N, 90 53 32E
• silo 43G: 55 21 45N, 90 44 27E - old control site (1968-1979)
• Launch Control Facility GG (Type III): co-located with silo 43G (from 1979)