6th Test Department

6-е Испытательное Управление

Military Unit: 96630

Activated 25.1.67 in Leninsk, Kzyl-Orda Oblast, under the Baikonur Test Center (5th NIIP).

Department for test and development of the N-1 launcher, and later the Energia/Buran system.

Organisation 1967:

• 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with 2 N-1 pads
• independent Protection Battalion (military unit: 73796) - disbanded 1974
• communications center "Treska", from 1986 "Protochka" (military unit: 96626)

Organisation 1980:

• 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with one Energiya pad

Organisation 1985:

• 47th independent Engineering & Test Unit with two Energiya pads
• 278th independent Engineering & Test Unit (assembly)
• 282nd independent Engineering & Test Unit (landing area)
• 290th independent Engineering & Test Unit (technical complex)
• independent Operational Technical Battalion (military unit: 99940)
• communications center "Treska", from 1986 "Protochka" (military unit: 96626)

30.11.89 renamed 3rd Center for Tests and Application of Space Means.

Disbanded 1995.

HQ at Site 113 (45 54 59N, 63 16 55E).