Encyclopedia entry

523rd Missile Regiment

Russia

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Operated 4 R-16 pads and 3 R-16 silos 1963-1968. Transferred to Derzhavinsk in 1968, then operated 6 R-36, R-36M silos 1969-1990.

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Drovyanaya 523MR silo 33F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo.
Drovyanaya 523MR silo 34F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo control site.
Drovyanaya 523MR silo 35F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo.
Drovyanaya 523MR silo 36F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo.
Drovyanaya 523MR silo 37F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo.
Drovyanaya BSP-23 ICBM base. 2 R-16 pads; operated by 523th Missile Regiment 1963-1964; 523th Missile Regiment 1964-1968; 697th Missile Regiment 1968-1977..
Drovyanaya silo 32F R-36M / R-36 ICBM silo.