5th Test Department

5-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 29512

Activated early 1968 in Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, under the Plesetsk Test Center (53rd NIIP).

Department for combat elements at Plesetsk - took over duties from the 1st Test Department.

Organisation 1970:

• 63rd Missile Regiment (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast) with 2 R-9A pads
• 220th Missile Regiment (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast) with 3 R-16 silos
• 000 Technical Base (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)
• 979th independent Repair-Technical Base (Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Organisation 1977:

• 54th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 57th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 138th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 207th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 208th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 209th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 216th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 6 Temp-2S (15P642) missiles
• 000 independent Repair-Technical Base
• 0000 Technical Missile Base

Disbanded 1985.