589th Missile Regiment

589-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 12419

Activated 3.64 in Bershet, Perm Oblast, under the 52nd Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-11 with 3 R-16 silos.

In 1969 took control over site BSP-1 from the 723rd Missile Regiment and site BSP-12 from the 176th Missile Regiment:

• site BSP-1 with 2 R-16 pads
• site BSP-11 with 3 R-16 silos
• site BSP-12 with 2 R-16 pads

One battalion (BSP-1) stood down in 1970 and was disbanded.

The regiment stood down 1976, and was disbanded 31.12.76.

US designation 1964-1977: Perm ICBM complex (Launch site F, later launch site 4). Type IIIA silos.

Perm Launch Site 4 (BSP-11) (57 41 27N, 56 04 12E)