45th Missile Regiment

45-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 14474

Activated 9.7.60 at Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast, under the 7th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 7th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with 3 battalions at three sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-2 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 8.64 (estimate)
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-3 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 2.64 (estimate)
• 3rd Battalion - BSP-51 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 8.64 (estimate)

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion remained as 45th Missile Regiment, now with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-2)
• 2nd Battalion became 342nd Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-3)
• 3rd Battalion became 818th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-51)

In 1969 the BSP-3 site was transferred to the 45th Missile Regiment, now with:

• site BSP-2: 3 R-16 silos
• site BSP-3: 2 R-16 pads

The regiment stood down in 1976, and the regiment was disbanded 17.2.77.

US designation 1964-1969: Yedrovo ICBM complex (Launch site E, later launch site 8). Type IIIA silos.

Yedrovo Launch Site 8 (BSP-2) (57 52 08N, 33 17 29E):