602nd Missile Regiment

602-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 44065

Activated 6.60 in Teykovo, Ivanovo Oblast, under the 197th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 54th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with 2 battalions at two sites:

• site BSP-31 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 20.2.64
• site BSP-33 with 2 R-16 pads - alert duty from 30.5.63

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• site BSP-31 remained as 602nd Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads
• site BSP-33 became 285th Guards Missile Regiment with 2 R-16 pads

In 1968 the regiment stood down, and the BSP-31 site was transferred to the 771st Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 28.8.69 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos in area BRK-5.

The regiment converted to the UR-100K missile in 1974.

The regiment stood down in 1990, and was disbanded (1990).

US designation 1960-1968: Teykovo ICBM complex (Launch site F, later Launch Site 6). Type IID pads.

US designation 1970-1990: Teykovo ICBM complex (Launch Group D). Type IIID silos.

Teykovo Launch Site 6 (BSP-31) 1960-1968 (56 54 41N, 40 22 15E):

Teykovo ICBM complex 1970-1990 (Launch Group D):

• silo 37D: 56 25 14N, 39 52 42E
• silo 38D: 56 22 22N, 39 49 52E
• silo 39D: 56 27 42N, 39 47 03E - control site
• silo 40D: 56 27 12N, 39 58 11E
• silo 41D: 56 23 43N, 39 44 48E
• silo 42D: 56 21 03N, 39 42 05E
• silo 48D: 56 29 44N, 39 54 52E
• silo 55D: 56 30 51N, 39 49 36E
• silo 56D: 56 26 14N, 39 40 55E
• silo 57D: 56 23 32N, 39 39 01E