73rd Missile Regiment

73-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 33202, from 1969: 21419

Activated 3.64 in Itatka, Tomsk Oblast, under the 39th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-12(?) with 2 R-16 (SS-7) pads - alert duty from 10.9.62.

From 15.11.64 under the 32nd Missile Brigade (29.1.69 renamed 97th Missile Brigade).

The regiment stood down in 1969, and was transferred to Aleysk, Altai Kray, under the 41st Guards Missile Division.

The regiment went on alert duty 22.12.70 with 6 R-36 (8K67) (SS-9) silos in area BRK-5.

The regiment stood down in 1980, and converted to the R-36M (15A15) (SS-18) missile - alert duty from 10.80.

Disbanded 2001.

Itatka ICBM Complex 1964-1969 (Launch site C, later Launch Site 3) (56 53 49N, 85 38 50E):

US designation: 1970 - 1980 Aleysk ICBM Complex - Launch Group E (Six Type IIIC silos):
US designation: 1980 - 2001 Aleysk ICBM Complex - Launch Group E (Six Type IIIF and one Type IIIX silos):

• silo 27E: 52 47 05N, 83 35 23E
• silo 28E: 52 43 18N, 83 29 50E
• silo 29E: 52 38 11N, 83 28 26E - old control site (1970-1980)
• silo 30E: 52 39 40N, 83 37 39E
• silo 31E: 52 33 41N, 83 25 01E
• silo 32E: 52 34 34N, 83 36 46E
• Launch Control Facility EE (Type III): co-located with silo 29E (from 1980)