487th Missile Regiment

487-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 74207

Activated 3.64 in Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, under the 10th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-1 with 2 R-16 (SS-7) pads.

The regiment stood down in 1969, and the BSP-1 site was transferred to the 592nd Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty in 1970 in area BRK-9, with 10 UR-100 (8K84M) (SS-11) silos.

The regiment converted to the MR-UR-100U (15A16) (SS-17) missile in 1979 - alert duty from 23.11.79 with 10 silos (Type IIIH) and one LCF (Type IIIX) silo.

The regiment stood down 12.1.88 and was disbanded (1988).

US designation 1960-1969: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch site A). Type IIB pads. (58 01 39N, 41 21 48E):

US designation 1970-1979: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch Group P) (Ten Type IIID silos):
US designation 1979-1988: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch Group P) (Ten Type IIIH and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 87P: 57 32 10N, 41 33 13E - old control site (1970-1979)
• silo 88P: 57 29 26N, 41 40 38E
• silo 94P: 57 27 11N, 41 35 24E
• silo 95P: 57 30 25N, 41 24 58E
• silo 96P: 57 33 53N, 41 26 00E
• silo 98P: 57 37 50N, 41 34 28E
• silo 99P: 57 37 11N, 41 28 52E
• silo 100P: 57 40 17N, 41 30 14E
• silo 101P: 57 35 22N, 41 37 16E
• silo 107P: 57 29 08N, 41 32 09E
• Launch Control Facility PP (Type III): co-located with silo 87P (from 1979)