342nd Missile Regiment

342-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 57388

Activated 6.64 at Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast, from the 2nd Battalion of the 45th Missile Regiment - under the 7th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-3 with 2 R-16 (SS-7) pads.

In 1969 the regiment stood down, and the BSP-3 site was transferred to the 45th Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 5.11.69 in area BRK-9, with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos.

Converted to the MR-UR-100 (15P015) (SS-17) missile in 1977 - alert duty from 17.9.77 with 10 silos.

The regiment stood down 1990, and was disbanded 30.10.90.

US designation 1960-1969: Yedrovo ICBM complex (Launch site D, later launch site 4). Type IID pads.

Yedrovo Launch Site D (BSP-3) (57 48 30N, 33 28 03E):

US designation: 1969 - 1977 Yedrovo ICBM Complex - Launch Group Q (Ten Type IIID silos):
US designation: 1977 - 1990 Yedrovo ICBM Complex - Launch Group Q (Ten Type IIIH and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 101Q: 57 35 15N, 33 30 16E
• silo 102Q: 57 38 01N, 33 28 45E
• silo 103Q: 57 37 53N, 33 37 15E
• silo 105Q: 57 35 23N, 33 37 01E - old control site (1969-1979)
• silo 106Q: 57 28 41N, 33 31 05E
• silo 108Q: 57 30 25N, 33 37 25E
• silo 109Q: 57 36 17N, 33 46 42E
• silo 110Q: 57 37 26N, 33 42 45E
• silo 111Q: 57 33 28N, 33 40 10E
• silo 112Q: 57 31 52N, 33 29 46E
• Launch Control Facility QQ (Type I): co-located with silo 105Q (from 1979)