590th Missile Regiment

590-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44056

Activated 6.60 in Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, under the 165th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 10th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with two battalions at two sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-33 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 15.9.62
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-21 with 2 R-16 pads - planned, not built

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion remained as 590th Missile Regiment, with 2 R-16 pads (BSP-33)
• 2nd Battalion became 489th Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads planned (BSP-21)

In 1969 the BSP-22 and BSP-23 sites were transferred to the 590th Missile Regiment, now with:

• site BSP-22 with 2 R-16 pads
• site BSP-23 with 2 R-16 pads
• site BSP-33 with 2 R-16 pads

The regiment stood down and was disbanded 14.1.77.

US designation 1960-1969: Kostroma ICBM complex (Launch site D). Type IIB pads. (58 05 20N, 41 39 48E):