CONTINUING ACTIVITY AT THE SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER, CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A001100010068-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: April 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER,
NPIC/R-1220/63
April 1963
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
CONTINUING ACTIVITY AT THE
CHINA
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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CONTINUING ACTIVITY
AT THE
SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER, CHINA
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Further analysis of reveals that
all significant components of the Shuang-cheng-tzu issi a Test Center
(SCTMTC) located at 41-05N 100-15E and the large associated airfield
can be observed and that no new major facilities can be identified, al-
though::.obliquity? and small scale preclude a detailed analysis. Of
significance are indications of continued activity at the SCTMTC since
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Two features are visible that were not present in At
Launch Complex A, heavy track activity is evident between the launch
area and a point 3 to 4 nautical miles due west, or in a downrange
direction from the complex. Extreme obliquity and small scale pre-
clude determination of the nature of the scarring at the terminus. Also
present is a large ground marker consisting of a cross and four corner
ticks located in the approximate center of the large "L" instrumentation
pattern. This "L" instrumentation pattern is associated with airfield
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The rail spur, identified on which
extends southeast from the support base and terminates just short of
the sand dunes, has not been continued beyond the point where it ended
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two branches that curve back toward the support base, and several
buildings. The northern curved branch was present in but25X1 C
the southern curved branch has been added since that time. Several
strings of rail cars are visible along the spur, indicating continued
activity of an undetermined nature.
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