Dombarovsky
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Dombarovsky is an interceptor aircraft
base in Orenburg Oblast
, Russia
located 6 km northwest of the village of Dombarovsky, near Yasny
. The facility featured three revetment compounds.
Units stationed at Dombarovsky include:
of the Strategic Rocket Forces
. The base was built during the mid-60s along with the majority of the Soviet ICBM bases. Its coordinates are different: 50 45 59 N, 59 32 40 E.
The first base commader was Major-General Dmitri Chaplygin. Up to 10 units of Strategic Rocket Forces were based in the area, covering anywhere from 6 to 10 operational silos. At the peak of operations, Dombarovsky maintained a total of 64 silo
s on full alert. By 2002, according to the Russian press, the number had dropped to 52. The missiles deployed in the region were primarily the RS-20 type and its sub-variants. Imagery of the missile base can be easily obtained by Google Earth
, showing the transport network and individual silos northeast towards Lake Zhetykol.
On December 22, 2004, the Rocket Forces conducted from the base a test launch of an R-36M2 to the Kamchatka Peninsula
. Currently it is used by launch service provider ISC Kosmotras
for commercial launches of Dnepr rockets.
Interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Interceptors generally rely on high speed and powerful armament in order to complete their mission as quickly as possible and set up...
base in Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast in honor of Valery Chkalov...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
located 6 km northwest of the village of Dombarovsky, near Yasny
Yasny
Yasny is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Orenburg. Population: It was founded in 1961, granted urban-type settlement status in 1962, and town status in 1979....
. The facility featured three revetment compounds.
Units stationed at Dombarovsky include:
- 412 IAP (412th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying Su-9 aircraft in the early 1970s and MiG-23M aircraft in the late 1970s. The 412 IAP disbanded in 1993.
- 763 IAP (763rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23 aircraft in 1991. There is uncertainty about this regiment.
ICBM Base
Dombarovsky is also the home of the 13th Dombarovsky Red Banner Division, 31st Missile Army31st Missile Army
31st Rocket Army is one of the three rocket armies within Russian Strategic Rocket Forces headquartered in Orenburg.The 31st Rocket Army was formed on June 8, 1970 on the base of the 18th Separate Rocket Corps....
of the Strategic Rocket Forces
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, literally Missile Troops of Strategic Designation of the Russian Federation) are a military branch of the Russian...
. The base was built during the mid-60s along with the majority of the Soviet ICBM bases. Its coordinates are different: 50 45 59 N, 59 32 40 E.
The first base commader was Major-General Dmitri Chaplygin. Up to 10 units of Strategic Rocket Forces were based in the area, covering anywhere from 6 to 10 operational silos. At the peak of operations, Dombarovsky maintained a total of 64 silo
Silo
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to:* Silo , a 3D modeling software* Silo , a defunct chain of retail electronics stores* SILO , used in Linux...
s on full alert. By 2002, according to the Russian press, the number had dropped to 52. The missiles deployed in the region were primarily the RS-20 type and its sub-variants. Imagery of the missile base can be easily obtained by Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
, showing the transport network and individual silos northeast towards Lake Zhetykol.
On December 22, 2004, the Rocket Forces conducted from the base a test launch of an R-36M2 to the Kamchatka Peninsula
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of . It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west...
. Currently it is used by launch service provider ISC Kosmotras
ISC Kosmotras
The International Space Company Kosmotras or ISC Kosmotras is a joint project, between Russia, Ukraine, and the Kazakhstan, established in 1997. It developed and now operates a commercial expendable launch system using the Dnepr rocket. The Dnepr is a converted Soviet era SS-18 ICBM decommissioned...
for commercial launches of Dnepr rockets.
Dnepr launches
As of October 1, 2008 three spacecraft have been launched from Dombarovskiy using Dnepr-1 rockets. They are:- July 12, 2006, Genesis I spacecraft launched for Bigelow AerospaceBigelow AerospaceBigelow Aerospace is a North Las Vegas, Nevada space technology startup company that is pioneering work on expandable space station modules. Bigelow Aerospace was founded by Robert Bigelow in 1998...
into a 550 km, 64.5 degree inclination orbit. - June 28, 2007, Genesis IIGenesis IIGenesis II is a 1973 American TV film created and produced by Gene Roddenberry and directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.It opens with the line, "My name is Dylan Hunt...
spacecraft, also launched for Bigelow Aerospace into a near-identical orbit. - October 1, 2008, THEOSTHEOS (satellite)THEOS is an Earth observation mission of Thailand, developed at EADS Astrium SAS, Toulouse, France. In July 2004, EADS Astrium SAS signed a contract for delivery of THEOS with GISTDA of Bangkok, Thailand. GISTDA is Thailand's leading national organization in the field of space activities and...
satellite launched for GISTDA.