818th Missile Regiment

818-й ракетный полк

Military Unit: 74201

Activated 6.64 at Vypolzovo, Tver Oblast, from the 3rd Battalion of the 45th Missile Regiment - under the 7th Guards Missile Division.

The regiment controlled site BSP-51 with 2 R-16 (SS-7) pads.

The regiment stood down in 1969, and the BSP-51 site was transferred to the 183rd Missile Regiment.

The regiment went on alert duty 25.8.69 in area BRK-7, with 10 UR-100 (SS-11) silos.

Converted to the MR-UR-100 (15P016) (SS-17) missile in 1978 - alert duty from 15.12.78 with 10 silos.

The regiment stood down 1993, and was disbanded 1.12.93.

US designation 1964-1969: Yedrovo ICBM complex (Launch site G, later launch site 7). Type IID pads.

Yedrovo Launch Site 7 (BSP-51) (57 47 05N, 33 01 48E):

US designation: 1969 - 1978 Yedrovo ICBM Complex - Launch Group O (Ten Type IIID silos):
US designation: 1978 - 1993 Yedrovo ICBM Complex - Launch Group O (Ten Type IIIH and one Type IIIX silos):