623rd Missile Regiment

623-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 34060

Activated 6.60 in Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, under the 198th Missile Brigade, and from 5.61 the 28th Guards Missile Division.

1963 with 2 battalions at two sites:

• 1st Battalion - BSP-11 with 2 R-9A pads - alert duty from 1965
• 2nd Battalion - BSP-12 with 2 R-9A pads - alert duty from 14.12.64

In March 1964 all battalions were upgraded to regiments:

• 1st Battalion became 119th Missile Regiment with 2 R-9A pads (BSP-11)
• 2nd Battalion remained as 623rd Missile Regiment, now 2 R-9A pads (BSP-12)

In 1969 the BSP-12 site was transferred to the 289th Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 1971 with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos in area BRK-9.

Construction of a new LCF (Type IIIX silo) (Launch Control Facility OO) began 6.77 near silo 97O, but construction stopped 1.78, and the silo was backfilled, as the planned conversion to UR-100N (SS-19) was cancelled.

The regiment stood down and was disbanded 1987.

US designation 1960-1969: Kozelsk ICBM Complex (Launch Site A, later Launch Site 3). Type IIC pads.

Kozelsk Launch Site 3 (BSP-11) (53 54 24N, 35 45 02E):

US designation: 1971 - 1987 Kozelsk ICBM Complex - Launch Group O (Ten Type IIID silos):

• silo 97O: 54 21 33N, 36 02 50E - control site
• silo 98O: 54 24 40N, 36 02 40E
• silo 99O: 54 23 26N, 36 07 53E
• silo 102O: 54 18 21N, 36 01 19E
• silo 103O: 54 16 55N, 35 55 43E
• silo 104O: 54 18 17N, 35 49 11E
• silo 105O: 54 21 28N, 35 46 13E
• silo 106O: 54 21 35N, 35 54 41E
• silo 109O: 54 24 09N, 35 57 08E
• silo 110O: 54 24 01N, 35 49 46E