715th Missile Regiment

715-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 74209

Activated 3.64 at Yurya, Kirov Oblast, from parts of the 143rd Missile Regiment - under the 8th Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-21 with 3 R-16 (SS-7) silos, which went on alert duty 10.2.65.

In 1968 the regiment took over site BSP-3 from the 143rd Missile Regiment and site BSP-4 from the 640th Missile Regiment:

• site BSP-21 with 3 R-16 silos
• site BSP-3 with 2 R-16 pads
• site BSP-4 with 2 R-16 pads

The regiment stood down in 1977, and was disbanded 1978.

US designation 1964-1977: Yurya ICBM complex (Launch site K, later Launch Site 10). Type IIIA silos.

Yurya Launch Site 10 (BSP-21) (59 13 15N, 49 18 17E):