442nd Missile Regiment

442-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 57346

Activated 3.64 in Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, under the 28th Guards Missile Division.

1965 transferred to Derzhavinsk, Turgay Oblast, under the 38th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 12.12.66 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) missiles in area BRK-2.

The regiment stood down 1976 and converted to the R-36M (SS-18 missile) - alert duty from 10.77.

The regiment stood down 1983 and converted to the R-36MUTTKh (SS-18 missile) - alert duty from 1983.

The regiment stood down 1988 and converted to the R-36M2 missile - alert duty from 6.6.89.

Disbanded 1996.

US designation: 1966 - 1977 Imeni Gastello ICBM Complex - Launch Group B (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1977 - 1996 Imeni Gastello ICBM Complex - Launch Group B (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 7B: 50 57 27N, 66 08 14E - old control site (1966-1977)
• silo 8B: 50 57 47N, 65 59 00E
• silo 9B: 50 58 14N, 66 16 13E
• silo 10B: 50 53 04N, 66 17 15E
• silo 11B: 50 52 33N, 65 59 24E
• silo 12B: 50 52 14N, 66 08 49E
• Launch Control Facility BB (Type II): co-located with silo 7B (from 1977)