551st Missile Regiment

551-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44201, from 1977 49518

Activated 6.60 in Yasnaya (Olovyannaya), Chita Oblast, under the 124th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 47th Missile Division.

1963 with 2 battalions at two sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-11 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 3.65
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-13 with 3 R-16 silos - alert duty from 29.4.64

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion became 698th Missile Regiment with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-11)
• 2nd Battalion remained as 551st Missile Regiment, now with 3 R-16 silos (BSP-13)

The regiment stood down in 17.2.77, and in 10.77 was transferred to Drovyanaya, Chitinskaya Oblast, under the 4th Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 14.12.79 with 9 RSD-10 Pioner-K (15P645K) (SS-20) missiles.

The regiment stood down 1.10.88, and was disbanded 30.1.89.

US designation 1960-1977: Olovyannaya ICBM complex (Launch site A, later launch site 1). Type IIIA silos.

Olovyannaya ICBM complex (Launch site 1) 1960-1977 (50 54 21N, 115 48 17E):

Drovyanaya mobile IRBM base 5 (51 23 54N, 112 52 04E):