LAUNCH COMPLEX C, KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
LAUNCH COMPLEX C,
KAPUSTIN YAR /VLADIMIROVKA
MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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LAUNCH COMPLEX C,
KAPUSTIN YAR / VLADIMIROVKA
MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
April 1964
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This photographic interpretation report has been prepared as a
partial answer to a general requirement for a detailed analysis of the
Kapustin Yar/Vladimirovka Missile Test Center (BE No[
derived fromi photography.
For purposes of this report, where not otherwise specified, I
photographic interpretation is discussed in the past tense and Din
present tense. Future tense in general is used to indicate the time
frame from on, and should not be projected from the
date of publication of the report.
The surface-to-surface missile (SSM) launch facilities in the
Kapustin Yar/Vladimirovka Missile Test Center (KY/Vlad MTC) con-
sist of the following complexes: Launch Complexes A, B, C, D, E, F,
and G and the Rocket Launch Complex (Figure 1). The former V-2
launch site, later abandoned, is also located in the area of the SSM
facilities.
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Preface ...........................................iii
Summary .......................................... 1
Introduction . .. . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . ..... .. .. 2
Launch Area IC .. .. . . . . . . .. .. .. ... . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. 2
Launch Site ... . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. .. 2
Field]. roop-Training Sites ............ ... ......... 6
Launch Area 2C . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . 6
Launch Site 2C-1 ..... ... ... . ..... ..... ......... 9
Launch Site 2C-2 ..... ... .. . . .. ................. 10
Support Facilities ...... .. .. . . ....... ... .... ..... 10
Launch Area 3C ....... . .... ...... ........ .... ..... 10
Launch Site .. . . ... .. . . .. ... . . . ..... .. . ... . .. . . 10
Dumbbell Configuration . . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . . .. . . . 14
Operational Missile Support Facilities .. ......... .. .. ... .. 15
Final Checkout Area IC .. .. ..... ........ ....... .. 15
Final Checkout Area 3C .. .. ..... ..... ... .... ... .. 16
Warhead Handling and Checkout Area West ..... ....... .. 18
Warhead Handling and Checkout Area Last ..... ......... 19
Final Assembly and Checkout Area, Under Construction .. ... 20
Nonoperational Support Facilities ........ ...... .... ..... 22
Administration, Housing, and Service Area . .... .... ..... 22
Additional Administration, Housing, and Service Area,
Under Construction . .... ............... .... ..... 24
Bivouac Area ...... ... . .............. .... ..... 25
h lectronic Sites . . ... .. . . . . ... .. . . . .. . .. . ... . .. ... 25
Launch Complex C Instrumentation Sites ...... .... .....L5
Operations Control -enter ... ........ . . .... ..... 26
Site C-2 ...................................27
Site C-3 ..................................28
Instrumentation Sites C-4 and C-5 . . . . ... . .. . .. .. . 29
Near-Range Interferometer- 'lype Instrumentation Sites . .... 30
Lake Elton Interferometer Site ..... .. . ....... ..... 30
Verkhniy Baskunchak Interferometer Site . .. .... ... ... 31
Possible Interferometer Site, Under Construction . . .. . . 32
Rangehead Communications Site, Under Construction .. . .... 33
References . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . .. .. . . . . .... .. .. . .. 34
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FIGURE 1. KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST
CENTER .......................... Facing 1
FIGURE 2. LAUNCH COMPLEX C ..................... I
FIGURE 3. LAUNCH AREA IC,
FIGURE 4. LAUNCH AREA 1C.
FIGURE 5. LAUNCH AREA 2C,
FIGURE 6. LAUNCH AREA 2C.
FIGURE 7. LAUNCH AREA 3C,1 .......... 12
FIGURE 8. LAUNCH AREA 3C ........................ 13
FIGURE 9. FINAL CHECKOUT AREA IC ................. 16
FIGURE 10. FINAL CHECKOUT AREA 3C ......... .. ... ... 17
FIGURE 11. WARHEAD HANDLING AND CHECKOUT AREA
WEST ................................18
FIGURE 12. WARHEAD HANDLING AND CHECKOUT AREA
EAST .................................20
FIGURE 13. FINAL ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT AREA ,
UNDER CONSTRUCTION ................... 21
FIGURE 14. ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING, AND SERVICE AREA. . 23
FIGURE 15. ADDI'T'IONAL ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING, AND
SERVICE AREA, UNDER CONSTRUCTION ........ 24
FIGURE 16. ELECTRONIC SITES .... .. ................ 26
FIGURE 17. OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER (SITE C-1) ... .. 27
FIGURE 18. INSTRUMENTATION SITE C-2 ............... 28
FIGURE 19. INSTRUMENTATION SITE C-3 ................ 28
FIGURE 20. INSTRUMENTATION SITE C-4 ................ 29
FIGURE 21. INSTRUMENTATION SITE C-5 ................ 30
FIGURE 22. VERKHNIY BASKUNCHAK INTERFEROMETER
SITE ................................. 31
FIGURE 23. POSSIBLE INTERFEROMETER SITE, UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ......................... 32
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major SSM launch complex at the KY/Vlad
MTC. This launch complex, designated Launch
Complex C, included in= two launch areas
(1C and 3C) consisting of four launch pads, two
final checkout areas, two warhead handling and
checkout areas, an administration, housing and
service area, and instrumentation sites.
On" photography, a number of changes
were noted at Complex C. A new launch area
(2C) was under construction. The area was to
have two launch pads. In addition, a number of
field-type launch positions were added northeast
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of Launch Area I.C. A new railroad-served
final assembly and checkout area was under
construction at the time of the photography.
A permanent communications facility and a new
administration and housing area were under
construction. A large bivouac area also was
present in the western section of Launch Com-
plex C. Two interferometer sites and a third
possible interferometer site under construction,
all added between thel coverages,
also are discussed here under Complex C, as
part of their function is to serve Complex C.
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launch Complex C (Figure 2), at 48-35-03N
46-16-OOE, the largest of the SSM facilities, is
approximately in the center of the launch corn-
plexes. The photography indicates that. the
the complex was entirely road
served; in a rail line under construction
haunch Area 1C (48-36-50N 46-17-40E),
located at the terminus of an all-weather road
which leads northeast from the OperationsCon-
trol Center (Site Cl), consists of a double-
fenced launch site and four or possibly five
field troop-training sites (Figures 3 and 4). In
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it appeared inactive. On I pho-
tography this site was very active with most, if
not all, of a single SS-4 battalion engaged in a
training exercise. Checkout and launch equip-
ment for a complete battery was in position on
or near the pad. Most of the additional equip-
ment to complete a four-battery battalion was
parked near the drive-through building of T~,inal
Checkout Area 1C located 2,500 feet to the rear
of Launch Area 1C. The field training sites,
added since were inactive at the time of
the =photography but showed extensive signs
of recent vehicular activity.
The launch site appeared to be primarily a
research and development facility in= Ilcw-
ever, the addition by =of the field troop-
training sites and the exercise observed in
progress indicate that Launch Area 1C alsowas
being used for troop training.
paralleled the main -road to the complex from
the rest and Support Complex 15 nm west.
There is evidence that this --ail line was to be
extended southward. This larnch complex con-
tains launch areas; support areas, for both
operational and nonoperational missile support;
and instrumentation sites.
The launch site is irregularly shaped,
measures 1,413 by 770 feet, and encompasses
about 25 acres. Security i;, provided by two
fences, four guard towers, and a security build-
ing. Major facilities within tae site area large,
square, concrete launch pad a control bunker,
three vehicle revetments, three vehicle bunkers,
an earth revetment, and an earthen bunker. A
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The most significant items found on the
coverage are the SS-4 battalion exercise
and new vehicle tracks leading from Final
Checkout Area LC arD_)und each side of the fenced
launch site to new access gates on the east side.
A detailed description of facii ities at the launch
site follows (item numbers and letters keyed to
Figure 4).
Item ]--Launch Pad. The launch pad is
concrete, 185 feet square, and appears to be
raised slightly above ground evel. A contiguous
concrete apron extends 100 feet north from the
pad and abuts the control bunker (Item 2); it
contains a vehicle revetment with a 50-foot
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ramp which appears to extend under the pad.
Access to the pad is provided by a concrete
loop road, 20 feet wide, which joins the pad at
the northwest and southwest corners. Another
concrete loop road runs cast from the pad and
serves associated revetments. Around the pad
are five light poles, 120 to 200 feet from the
pad center. A probable cable scar runs from
the access road into the west side of this launch
pad.
On photography a launch platform was
positioned on the center of the pad. On
photography, equipment on or adjacent
to the pad consisted of a launch platform (A),
mobile launcher /erector (B), five checkout/
support vans (C), a support van (D), a. mobile
service platform (E), an oxidizer transport
truck (F), a probable water truck (G), a fuel
transport trailer (II), 2 oxidizer transport
trailers (I), and various smaller unidentified
objects.
Item 2--Control Bunker. The controlbunk-
er, 225 feet north of the launch point, is semi-
buried. The bunker is approximately 130 by
100 feet and probably is of concrete construc-
tion. On the roof, near the center of the bunker,
are two probable periscope-type objects. The
entrance is on the northeast corner and a pos-
sible ventilator is at each of the other three
corners. A probable cable scar runs from the
control bunker to the access road just inside
the fenced area. A second probable cable scar
leading northeast connects with a small building.
A branch from this scar extends to a vehicle
revetment (Item 4) just east of the control
bunker. A third probable cable scar leads 350
feet west from the control bunker and connects
with an unidentified object about 10 feet in
diameter.
Items 3, 4, and 5--Vehicle Revetments.
These revetments have concrete ramps, and
their closed ends are oriented toward the center
of the pad. The largest (Item 3), which is on
the apron and abuts the north side of the pad,
is about 50 by 30 feet. It is possibly used as an
entry to facilities beneath the pad and may also
be a propellant servicing point. A probable
cable scar runs from this revetment past the
control bunker to a vehicle bunker (Item 6). A
cable runs from this revetment to another re-
vetment (Item 4). This second revetment,
which contains a possible generator, is 50 by
15 feet, is 300 feet northeast of the launch plat-
form, and is served by an extension of the
eastern loop road. The third revetment (Item 5)
is east of the pad and also measures 50 by 15
feet. Immediately south of this revetment is a
semiburied tank (Item 10).
Items 6, 7, and 8--Vehicle Bunkers. These
three drive-in bunkers, which are earth covered,
have wide vehicle-entry ramps and probably can
hold two vehicles abreast. One bunker (Item 6)
is about 40 feet west of and oriented toward the
control bunker. Its covered portion is 25 by 15
feet and its ramp is 30 by 25 feet. The other
two vehicle bunkers (Items 7 and 8) are oriented
toward and about 400 feet north of the launch
pad (within the extension of the original fenced
area). The covered portion of the larger bunker
(Item 7) is 35 by 30 feet and the ramp is 35 feet
long. The covered portion of the smaller bunker
(Item 8) is 20 by 15 feet and the ramp is 25 feet
long. Unimproved roads serve the three bunkers.
Item 9--Building. This gable-roofed build-
ing, 50 by 20 feet, is just off the loop road and
250 feet west of the launch point. The building
has a dormer facing the launch pad.
Item 10--Tank. This semiburied, earth-
mounded tank is approximately 25 feet in
diameter.
Item 11--Earthen Revetment. This large
earthen revetment, U-shaped with inside meas-
urements of approximately 50 by 40 feet, is near
the southwest fence. It is oriented withits open
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end away from the pads and contains unidentified
equipment.
Item 12--Earthen Bunker. A 20-foot-square
earthen bunker is 50 feet southeast of the U-
shaped revetment (Item 11). The entrance is on
the west side. Evidence of much personnel
traffic between the bunker and the U-shaped re-
vetment appeared on the 0 coverage.
Item 13--Building. A single-story gabie-
roofed building, 65 by 50 feet, is adjacent to the
security building (Item 14). This building may
be an administration or general utility building
for the launch area.
Item 14--Security Building. This building,
adjacent to the gate at the main access road, is
40 by 35 feet and has a 15-foot-square extension
facing the road. This arrangement of buildings
(Items 13 and 14) is typical of the security ar-
rangement at most of the launch sites throughout
the rangehead.
Item 15--Building. Small gable-roofed
building with an eastward extension. It is located
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The site, were inactive at
photography but the entire
area between them and the enhance to the launch
site was heavily scarred by vehicular traffic.
Although only two of the sites are similar in
layout and facilities, together they resemble the
training sites at Launch Area A of Launch Com-
plex A. Detailed descriptions of the sites follow.
Site 1. This site include;, four vehicle re-
vetments and a probable graded launch point. In
contrast to the other sites, the probable launch
point is somewhat distant from the revetments,
being approximately 700 feet from the nearest
one.
Sites 2 and 3. Each of these two sites con-
tains a launch point, five vehicle revetments, a
probable cable scar, and a )ersonnel trench.
The distance between the two launch points is
2,30C) feet.
Site 4. This site contains a launch point, six
vehicle revetments, a personnel trench, and two
probable cable scars. It dif'ers from Sites 2
and 3 in that there ire only four vehicle re-
vetments near the la.anch point; the other two
revetments are 720 feet north of the launch
point.
bite 5. This site, consisting of only two
revetments, is considered as tpossible training
site, since the revetments ap)ear not to be re-
lated to any of the o::her sites, and there is no
launch point.
training sites and a possible fifth (Figure 4)
were constructed immediately north of the launch
site. These sites are positioned along a north-
south line that extends over a distance of ap-
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covering about 47 acres. There was no evidence
in Q that this launch area would be con-
structed. The area, which is centered between
Launch Areas IC and 3C, about 4,150 feet from
each, includes two nearly idet-tical launch sites,
arbitrarily designated 2C-1 and 2C-2, and
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new since =running east from the Operations
Control Center (Figures 5 and 6). It is a rec-
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several general support and maintenance build-
ings.
In physical aspect the launch sites differ
radically from those at the other SSM launch
complexes. Two large hexagonal launch pads
and two seven-bay vehicle bunkers are the out-
standing features. Most of the facilities were
50 to 75 percent complete at the time of the
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should have been operational by the summer
of 1960.
A new probable waterline, under construc-
tion, paralleling the road to the launch area,
could be part of an entirely new waterline
serving the complex.
The road which serves the launch area
enters from the west and forms a T near the
center. From this point the road extends north
and south and loops to provide access to the
launch pads. Where the road tees, the northwest
and northeast corners form right angles while
at the opposite corners there are wide-radius
turns. However, it is believed that on completion
of the waterline all corners will also be pro-
vided with wide-radius turns and that the en-
trance road will be extended to join the graded
earth strip that connects the two sites. At the
time of the photography, the loop service road
did not appear paved. The two launch sites are
in slightly varying stages of construction, are
about 850 feet apart from center to center, and
are connected by a graded earth strip 45 feet
wide.
This site, in the northern half of the launch
area, contains the following items (keyed to
Figure 6):
Item 1--Launch Pad. The launch pad, which
had a packed-earth surface at the time of the
photography, measures 270 by 185 feet overall.
Considerable construction activity is evident on
the pad. A ditch excavation, possibly for cable
lines, leads from the center of the pad to the
third bay from the south, of the seven-bay vehicle
bunker. The ditch excavation is approximately
15 feet across at ground level, but the depth
and the width at the base cannot be determined
because of shadow. Near the center of the pad
and within the excavation is a square hollow
object about 10 feet on a side. The top of this
object is flush with or slightly above ground
level. Much of the construction in the center
of the pad may be for a firing table or platform
or for servicing erection apparatus.
Item 2--Multiple-Bay Vehicle Bunker. This
bunker, 1.40 feet long and 30 feet wide, abuts the
western edge of the launch pad. It has seven
bays, each about 30 by 20 feet. It is assumed
that eventually the bunker will be covered, but at
the time of the photography the top or roof had
not been started. A ramp approximately 120 feet
long provides access to the bunker from the
service road.
Item 3--Water Pipeline Under Construction.
At the time of the photography, the pipe was in
position in an open ditch leading from the south-
east corner of the vehicle bunker and terminating
200 feet south. A probable counterpart to this
line extends from the northeast corner of the
vehicle bunker (Item 6) at Launch Site 2C-2. If
these lines were extended, they would connect
and form a T with the probable waterline entering
the launch area from the west, if it, too, were
extended.
Item 4--Construction Activity. This area of
construction activity is marked by a short
angular ditch and a small earth mound. The
activity may be related to either water or power
facilities. Also, this area would be an excellent
location for a control bunker, since it is between
and almost equidistant from the two launch sites.
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['his site, in the southern half of the area
and a near twin to Site 2C-1, contains the
following items (keyed to Figure 6):
Item 5--Launch Pad. This pad is quite
similar to the one at Site 2C-1 (Item 1). Its
width is the same, 185 feet, but its overall
length is 340 feet. The pad is in the midstage
of construction. Near the pad center is a 60-
foot-square excavation. Leading from the ex-
cavation is a ditch excavation approximately 20
feet across at ground level. The depth and the
width at the bottom cannot be determined because
of shadow. The ditch excavation leads to the
third bay from the south, of the vehicle bunker.
Item 6--Multiple-l3ay Vehicle Bunker. This
bunker is similar to the one at Site 2C-1 (Ite m
2). A ground scar leads from the northeast
corner of the bunker toward the water pipeline
under construction at Site 2C-1 (Item 3).
Item 7--Two Circular Excavations. These
two excavations, 30 feet in diameter, were under
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Launch Area 3C (48-34-58N 46-17-40E),
located at the terminus of an all-weather road
which leads southeast from the Operations Con-
trol Center, contains a double-fenced launch
site, a dumbbell configuration, and two field
troop-training sites, with all facilities inter-
related (Figures 7 and 8). All facilities were
present in 0 except one of the troop-training
sites, and generally the area was very active.
A missile
in a vertical position was being readied for
firing at the launch site. On photography
no activity was observed. The launch area, as
defined by fencelines and vehicle tracks, en-
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unidentified vehicles/pieces of equipment were
observed throughout the launch area.
SUPPORT FACILITIES
The support facilities fcr the launch area
were in varying stages of construction when pho-
tographed. These items, all near the entrance
to the area, include two buildings (Item 8) 70 by
35 feet, a building 20 by 15 feet (Item 9), a
security building; (Item 10) 41) by 35 feet, and a
small building nearby; a building (Item 11) 40
by 35 feet; a building (Item 12) 35 by 20 feet and
about two and a half stories, and an area of
activity containing a possible standpipe or tank
under construction (Item 13) 10 feet in diameter
and an isolated circular excavation 10 feet in
diameter (Item 14) enclosed by a low parapet.
Outside the security fence south of the access
road is a stack of possible construction
materials.
erally oriented northeast-southwest.
Launch Area 3C. has n anv of the same
features as Launch Area 1C. It is possible that
they were constructed about the same time and
are being expanded as the need arises.
The launch site measure:, 1,200 by 840 feet
overall and encompasses about 23 acres. Se-
curity provisions include a 115-foot-wide fire-
break, two fences, four guard towers, and a
security building. The entrance is in the north-
west corner where the main access road enters
the launch area. The major features are a
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large square concrete launch pad, a control
bunker, four vehicle bunkers, and three vehicle
revetments. Numerous probable cable scars
and two earth-mounded probable cable conduits
interconnect various items within the launch site.
No significant permanent facilities were added to
the site between the photography.
The site includes many facilities similar
and in some cases identical to ones at the launch
site of Launch Area 1C. The most obvious
similarities are the size and orientation of the
launch pad and the sizes and orientations of
many of the bunkers and revetments. The
dumbbell configuration and the troop-training
sites apparently were not constructed at the
same time as the launch site.
The fenceline was extended in the northeast
corner to include two vehicle bunkers. This
was also done at the launch site of Area 1C.
Two items outside the fence around the launch
site but connected to it by probable cable scars
and vehicle tracks are discussed with the launch
area proper. A detailed description of items at
the launch area proper follows (item numbers
keyed to Figure 8).
Item 1--Launch Pad. The pad is square
and measures about 185 feet on each side. It
appears slightly raised, has sloping sides, and is
of concrete construction. As with the launch
pad at Launch Area 1C, access is by a 20-foot-
wide concrete loop road which joins the pad at
the northwest and southwest corners. In 0
the ground around the loop road and pad was
heavily scarred by tracks, suggesting that
vehicles frequently drove off the road and pad
to serve other facilities. In=the pad was
clear of vehicles, equipment, and objects and
there were no vehicles in the area.
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5 feet in diameter
was erected in the center of the pad. Just
southwest of the missile and at an angle to the
control bunker was a wedge-shaped structure,
possibly a flame deflector, 30 feet long and 15
feet high. The face of the structure, although
in shadow, is believed to be vertical. It does not
appear on thC:::::1coverage.
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adjacent to the missile on the north-
Northeast of and in line with these objects was
a possible erector mechanism 35 to 40 feet long,
with a possible crane or tower near its mid-
point. A possible vehicle was parked at the
northeast corner of the pad. All the items on the
pad were aligned with the arms of the dumbbell
configuration.
Item 2--Control Bunker. The control
bunker, which abuts the south side of the pad,
is nearly square and measures about 60 feet
on a side. It is earth mounded and its top is
above the level of the pad. A 10-foot-wide ramp
on the south side leads into the bunker.
Items 3, 4, and 5--Vehicle Revetments.
Each of these three concrete-ramped vehicle
revetments has a counterpart at the launch site
of Area 1C (Figure 4, Items 3, 4, and 5). In size
and orientation to the launch pad, each revetment
is the same or similar to its counterpart. The
largest revetment (Item 3) is 45 by 30 feet and
abuts the north side of the pad. After the=
coverage, a small square area was constructed
in front of the revetment and on the pad. Prob-
able cable scars run from near this revetment
to another vehicle revetment (Item 4) and two
vehicle bunkers (Items 7 and 9). The second
revetment (Item 4), 50 by 15 feet, is about 300
feet from the launch pad and at an angle to it.
The third revetment (Item 5), also 50by 15 feet,
is 140 feet from the launch pad. This is the only
revetment served by a concrete road.
Items 6, 7, 8, and 9--Vehicle Bunkers. Of
the four vehicle bunkers in the fenced launch
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site, three have counterparts at the launch site
of Area 1C (Figure 4, Items 6, 7, and 8). One of
the three (Item 6) has a ramp 30 feet square and
a covered section 30 feet square. It is about 250
feet from the launch pad and is the only hunker
served by a good concrete road. The other two
(Items 7 and 8) are approximately 600 feet from
the launch pad in an area that is an apparent en-
largement of the fenced area present before the
photography. The larger of these two
bunkers (Item 7) has a ramp 40 feet square and
a covered portion 55 by 40 feet. The adjacent
bunker (Item 8) has a ramp and covered portion
each measuring 40 by 10 feet, and was enclosed
by an earth revetment in This revetment
is not apparent in
The most prominent vehicle bunker (Item 9)
has no counterpart at Launch Area IC. The
bunker is about 300 feet from the launch pad.
Its ramp is 60 feet wide and 40 feet long and the
covered portion is 60 by 30 feet. It could easily
accommodate more than three vehicles abreast.
Item 10--Building. This single-story gable-
roofed building measuring 45 by 30 feet is ad a -
cent to the security building (Item 11). This
building may be an administration or general
utility building for the launch area. There is a
similar building (Figure 4, Item 13) at Launch
Area IC.
Item 11--Security Building. The security
building, which is adjacent to the gate at the
main access road, is hip-roofed, measures 40
by 35 feet, and has a 15-foot-square extension
facing the road. It is identical to the one at
Launch Area IC. Just beyond the fences is a
parking hardstand which contained four unident
fied vehicles in
Item 12--Fenced Section. This fenced sec-
tion, 1,700 feet south of the launch site, is con-
nected to it by a probable cable scar and vehicle
tracks. It is '365 feet square and contains a
semiburied building 35 by 20 feet and an un-
identified object 15 feet square on a small
hardstand. Just south of the fence is a ditch 110
by 15 feet and 15 tent bases, 3 of which were
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This unique configuration consists of two
fenced, flat hexagonal structures (Items 14 and
15) identical in size and shape, connected by an
armlike extension (Item 13). From center to
center, the structures are about 1,900 feet
apart and, with the connecting arm, are oriented
northeast-southwest .
The exact nature and pur )ose of the dumb-
bell configuration have not been determined and
the configuration showed no change in the 27
months between photographic ,overages.
Item 13--Armlike Extension. The armlike
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tures. It is flat, slightly above ground level, and
possibly coated with a dark substance. The ex-
tension intersects the launch pad near the north-
east and southwest corners at an elevation
slightly below the level of the pad. The loop
road serving the pad crosses over the southwest
arm. The two security fencer around the launch
site have gates across the armlike extensions
which cross these extension s at right angles
even though this causes jogs in the fences.
Item 14--Southwest Hexagonal Structure.
This structure, enclosed by a fence 365 by 350
feet, is 100 feet on a side and about 165 feet
across. The structure, as well as the northeast
one and the extension connecting them, is
slightly elevated and possibly coated with a
dark substance.
Item 15--Northeast Hexagonal Structure.
This structure has the same dimensions as its
counterpart but is enclosed b' a five-sided fence
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it had apparently been enclosed by a square
fence 350 feet on a side. The change may have
been necessitated by the construction of two
earthen vehicle revetments. These appear on
both coverages and are part of a field troop-
training site (see below).
Items 16 and 17--Field Troop-Training
Sites. One of the field troop-training sites (Item
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vehicles were parked near one of the revetments
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hexagon, was added after=The sites are not
duplicates in either the number or spacing of
revetments, nor do they duplicate the field troop-
training sites of Launch Area 1C with respect
to the spacing or orientation of revetments. The
sites were inactive on =photography but the
general area showed extensive signs of vehicular
activity.
The northeast site consists of five earthen
vehicle revetments and a graded earth strip.
This strip, 140 by 15 feet, appears to have a
counterpart at the west site and is probably the
launch point, since all the revetments are
oriented toward it. However, it is positioned
very close to the fence on one side of the north-
east hexagon. The revetments range in size
from 50 by 30 feet to 30 by 10 feet. Two are 125
feet from the far end of the graded strip, one is
in but none are present on the
photography.
several heavily used vehicle tracks
led northeast from the general area of the train-
ing sites and northeast hexagon and terminate
at two scarred areas
One area, about 1,650 feet from the general area,
has a small earth-mounded structure 25 by 15
feet. The other scarred area, 1,950 feet farther
northeast--3,650 feet from the northeast hexa-
gon--consists of several irregularly shaped,
small darkened areas (Figure 2). It appears
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of the revetments are 90 by 25 feet and two are
70 by 25 feet. One is 60 feet and three are 400
feet F_ I The eastern
one is occupied by a building-like structure.
OPERATIONAL MISSILE SUPPORT FACILITIES
The operational missile support facilities
are located in five separate areas, each of which
is characterized by a drive-through building.
Four of these areas, two warhead handling and
checkout areas 1/ and two final checkout areas,
appear on both thel coverages and
are road served. The fifth area, a final assembly
and checkout area which was to be rail served,
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Final Checkout Area 1C (Figure 9) is located
along the access road to Launch Area 1C, 2,500
feet to the rear of the launch area (Figure 4). Its
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with the launch area. The checkout area, which
has a firebreak on two sides and is served by a
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roofed, drive-through structu e 100 by 40 feet
and 20 feet high which straddle s the loop service
road. It has eight windows a ong its southeast
side. Three poles and probab-y a fourth, which
is hidden by shadow, are located just beyond
the ends of the building. They a_ re approximately
as high as the eaves of the roof, or about 15 feet.
Item 2--Possible Semiburied Tank. This
structure, about 15 feet in diarieter, is 120 feet
east-southeast of the checkout building.
To LAUNCH AREA 1C
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road, is the least elaborate area in Complex C.
No security measures are evident; however, po
Bible gate posts, present in=were still in
position in =beside the loop road at the two
entrances. There also are two ditches mean,--
uring 50 by 5 feet, one near each set of gate
posts. The area is rectangular, measures 530
by 370 feet, and encompasses about 4 acres. Its
primary feature is a drive-through checkout
building. Although there were significantly more
vehicles present in= no basic changes were
made between
On =photography the area contained four
possible unidentified vehicles. Photography of
revealed the remainder ofthe SS-4 battalion
parked on the loop road in the check out area. The
vehicles included 4 oxidizer transport trailers
(shown as "O" on Figure 9), 5 fuel transport
trailers (F), 2 erectors (1?), 13 trucks (T), ,and
5 unidentified objects (I1). The area has a
counterpart in Final Checkout Area 3C; however,
the latter is much more elaborate. A detailed
description of facilities in the area follnw
(item numbers keyed to Figure 9).
Item 1--Checkout Building. This is agable-
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cated along the access road to Launch Area 3C,
2,300 feet to the rear of the lat nch area (Figure
8). The checkout area is rectangular, has a
firebreak, is enclosed by two fences, the outer
of which is 1,350 by 710 feet, and encompasses
22 acres. It has no guard towers or security
buildings. The area is larger and more elaborate
than its counterpart, final Checkout Area 1C.
It contains a drive-through building, 5 other
buildings, one bunker, and 3 possible buried
tanks. The facilities are served by a system of
concrete roads having a minimum width of 20
feet and a minimum tirning radius of 45 feet.
No changes were made in the area between the 25X1 D
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no vehicles were present, whereas there were
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in the area follows (item numbers keyed to
Figure 10).
Item 1--Checkout Buildin;, This gable-
roofed drive-through structure, 100 by 40 feet
and 20 feet high, is identical with the drive-
through building at Final Checkout Area IC, It
is in the central part of the area and is served
by a concrete loop road. Two poles are located
just beyond each end of the building,
Item 2-- Possible Buried Tank, This pos-
sible tank, 20 feet in diameter, is served by a
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short road which branches from the western
entrance road to this checkout area.
Item 3--Building. This single-story, gable-
roofed building, 70 by 50 feet, is on a large
concrete hardstand with pavement on three sides.
The 0 coverage indicates that there are
windows aloe the east side. At each end is a
small shed. two cargo vehicles were
parked by the building. an unidentified
object 30 feet long I1 10 feet wide is
situated along the east side of the building.
Item 4--Building. This single-story, gable-
roofed building, 90 by 50 feet, is on a hardstand
served by a separate road. On the west side of
the building is a small attached shed, with a
short stack. These two buildings (Items 3 and 4)
appear to have similar or related functions, as
indicated by the connecting vehicle tracks, con-
necting walkway, the requirement for aconcrete
hardstand, and the similarity of building con-
figuration and construction.
Item 5--Utility Building. This building is
just off the road which served Item 4. It is a
single-story gable-roofed structure measuring
70 by 30 feet. It has nodrive-through capability.
Item 6--Possible Buried Tank. This pos-
sible buried tank is 20 feet in diameter. It is
served by a short road which branches from the
service road for Item 4.
Item 7--Bunker. This earth-mounded bunk-
er is about 65 by 65 feet and is served by a con-
crete drive 20 feet wide. The fact that the road
has only one wide-radius turn indicates that the
bunker is not associated with the two sheds to
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the northeast. On top of one end of the bunker is
a ventlike object. The hunker could be used to
store explosive or volatile materials.
Item 8--Two Maintenance Sheds. These
sheds, each 30 by 25 feet, are in a graded,
cleared section, which inrappeared heavily
stained, possibly as the result of equipment
maintenance. Three possible vehicles were in
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cated south of the graded section. Probable
cable scars from the graded section leadtothese
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were obscured by snow.
Item 9--Possible Buried Tank. This pos-
sible tank, about 15 feet in diameter, is near the
hunker and sheds (Items 7 and 8). It is served
by a short road which branches from the eastern
entrance road to this checkout area.
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This area, at 48-35-45N 46-13-20E, is
situated along the main access road, approxi-
mately 4 nm to the rear of Launch Area IC
(Figure 4). The area is rectangular, is en-
closed by a solid fence 760 by 480 fee:, and
encompasses about 12 acres. Security is pro-
vided by a 35-foot-wide firebreak, the fence,
a guard tower at each corner, and a security
building at the main entrance.
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large drive-through building, a bunker, a prob-
able semiburied tank, one support building, one
small building or shed, and approximately 19
vehicles. The small building or shed was re-
moved between I The area
contains the large drive-through building-,, the
hunker, the probable semiburied tank, 4 support
buildings (one of which is under construction) and
approximately 65 vehicles and pieces of equip-
ment. A concrete loop road 2D feet wide with a
minimum turning; radius of 4D feet serves the
drive-through building and tie bunker, Just
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vehicles and two small tents. They are not
present in
This area has a counterpart in the Warhead
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in many respects. A detailed description of the
facilities in the west areafollows (item numbers
keyed to Figure 11).
Item 1--Assembly Building. This is adrive -
through building, 135 by 50 feet, consisting of
three sections. The center section is 65 by 50
feet and 30 feet high. The two end sections are
monitor-roofed, 50 by 35 feet and 10 to 15 feet
high; the height to the top of the monitor is 20
feet. The building, which has been compared to
similar buildings at the
identical to the drive-through building at War-
head handling and Checkout Area East. The door
at the cast end is about 20 feet wide and 15
feet high. A ground scar, from either a footpath
or a buried pipe, leads south from the east end
of the building to an unidentified object (Item 8)
along the fence.
Item 2--Building Under Construction. This
building, measuring 165 by 65 feet and under con-
struction at the time ofi_photography, is the
largest structure in the area. When completed,
it will have a floorspace of 10,700 square feet
and will be divided into two sections. The ab-
sence of supporting posts indicates that the in-
terior will be unobstructed except by a center
wall. There is a ditch I running
from the south end of this building westward
under the main service road in the area.
Item 3--Building. This is a road-served,
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present 0 and is 110 by 50 feet long.
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ing, 35 by 25 feet, may have replaced the small
building or shed which was 75 feet to the east
Item 5--Vehicle Shed. This structure, not
present is 70 by 25 feet. A hardstand
connects it with the main service road in the
area.
Item 6--Bunker. This bunker, which is 45
feet in diameter, is enclosed by a paved road.
Its entrance is oriented away from other facili-
ties in the area, indicating that it may store
explosives. Seven vehicles are parked on the
encircling road in
Item 7--Semiburied Probable Tank. This
probable tank, 20 feet in diameter, is 100 feet
from the bunker. Access is by a narrow, graded
earth strip.
Item 8--Two Unidentified Objects. These
objects are each 10 feet square and as high as the
perimeter fence. One, along the south wall, is
connected by a ground scar, possibly from a
footpath or a buried pipe to the drive-through
building, and the other, along the west fence, is
joined by a ground scar to a possible vehicle.
Item 9--Security Building. This building is
located at the entrance to the area and is 20 by
15 feet.
WARHEAD HANDLING AND CHECKOUT AREA EAST
This area, at 48-35-45N 46-14-45E (Figure
12), is situated along the main access road, ap-
proximately 3 nm to the rear of Launch Area 3C
and one nm from Warhead Handling and Checkout
Area West (Figure 11). The area is rectangular
and enclosed by a wall 455 by 360 feet which en-
compasses about 4 acres. Security provisions
are a 35-foot-wide firebreak, a wall with a guard
tower at each corner, and a security building at
the west entrance. Facilities in the wailed area
include a large drive-through (Hi-Hat) building,
a possible bunker/semiburied tank, a small un-
identified object, and two support buildings. A
thermal plant is outside the wall to the south.
Between the I coverages a small
shedlike structure and an unidentified object
were removed; also, the vehicle count was three
in against approximately 15 in Q With
these exceptions, the area remains unchanged.
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area follows (item numbers keyed to Figure 12).
Item 1--Assembly Building. This drive-
through, 135 by 50 feet, three sectioned building
is identical in size and function to the one in
Warhead Handling and Checkcut Area West.
Item 2-_Two Storage Buildings. These two
buildings are along the loop service road at the
east end of the drive-througl; building. One is
semiburied, has a hipped roof and measures60
by 30 feet; the other is flat_?oofed and 30 feet
square.
Item 3--Possible Bunker/SemiburiedTank.
This possible bunker/tank, 30 feet in diameter,
is about 80 feet from the assembly building. It
is served by a paved road 10 feet wide which has
a wide-radius turn in both directions.
Item 4- -Thermal-Plant. --he thermal plant,
35 feet square with a wing 30 by 20 feet, is 400
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Branches of a buried probable waterliie
which parallels the main access road serve the
drive-through building and thermal plant. Be-
tween the drive-through building and thermal
plant is a buried probable steamline. A 20--
foot-wide concrete loop road serves the drive--
through building, and an extension to the south
serves the thermal plant. No grade crossings,
in contrast to those at Warhead Handling and
Checkout Area West, have been constructed to
allow tracked vehicles to cross the main access
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Item 6--Security Building. This building is
located at the entrance of the area and is 20
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FINAL ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT AREA,
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
'This Assembly and Checkout Area (Figure
13) was under construction in
It will be rail served when completed. Other
than establishment of aunch r',rea 2C, it is the
most significant addition to Cat nch Complex C in
the 0 between coverag=_s. There was no
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vice to this area probably indicates the develop-
ment of a new concept in mobility or servicing
of missiles in an otherwise road-served com-
plex. In= the rail line was under construc-
tion from the Test and Support Complex to this
facility.
The area contains a large rail-drive-
through building and seven other buildings, all
under construction. It is located between the two
warhead handling and checkout areas but on the
opposite (north) side of the road. When com-
plete, the area probably will be enclosed by a
fence, but at the time of the photography only the
ends were fenced or being fenced. The fenced
area will be 1,300 by 475 feet (14 acres).
Water could be provided from a buried
probable waterline which is on the south side and
parallels the main access road through the launch
complex. Another ditch for a probable waterline
is under construction on the north side of the
main access road. Steam probably will be pro-
vided by a local source, since a good system of
ditches extends from one building (a probable
steam plant) to several of the other structures.
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Earthen ramps leading to the main road to
the launch areas provide access to the area. A
detailed description of the facilities in the area
follows (item numbers keyed to Figure 13).
Item 1--Assembly and Checkout Building.
This almost completed rail-drive-through build-
ing is 200 by 130 feet and 55 feet high and has a
total floorspace of 26,000 square feet. It con-
sists of a 70-foot-wide, 200-foot-long clerestory
center section flanked by two 30-foot-wide, 25-
foot-high workshops. The center section has a
very shallow pitched gable roof, while the two
workshops have shed-type roofs. A building
similar in plan and dimensions was under con-
struction in t the assembly and checkout
area of Launch omplex E. The building at
Complex E is road served, however. Just east
of the building is a wide-gauge track, with a
tower crane on the rails. Around the terminus
of the rail bed is a shallow rectangular ditch.
Nine small, hollow, unidentified objects about 15
feet apart are adjacent to the north side and at
the terminus of the rail bed.
Item 2--Buried Tank. An earth-mounded,
semiburied tank, approximately 30 feet in diame-
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ter, is adjacent to the rail embankment and 151
feet west of the assembly and checkout building.
Item 3--Rail Bed. This rail bed, about 25
feet wide at its narrowest point, parallels the
main road from the Test and Support Complex to
this area. At the time of =photography it
was under construction and no tracks were in
place. About 700 feet west of the drive-through
building, the bed widens to accommodate multiple
sidings, and a portion about 200 feet long widens
further on the south side. On the east side of
the building the rail bed extends for about 350
feet. Where the rail bed curves eastward to
parallel the main road into Launch Complex C,
a short portion continues southeast and termin-
ates north of the road (Figure 2). This indicates
Nonoperational support services and func-
tions include the entire administrative and logis -
tical area of responsibility, includingpermanent
housing, and service functions. In the
Administration, Housing, and Service area han-
dled nonoperational support. In= an addi -
tional administration, housing, and service area
was under construction 4,000 feet north of the
first area.
ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING, AND SERVICE AREA
The Administration, Ilousing, and Service
Area (Figure 14) is about 1,200 feet west of the
junction of the main road from Kapustin Yar
with the main access road through Launch Com-
plex C. The facilities include a large adminis-
tration-type building, housing, storage and main-
tenance buildings, a motor pool, and water,
power, and heating facilities. Except for the
addition of a powerline from Kapustin Yar, a
power substation, and a few minor buildings, no
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that the line may eventually be extended south-
ward.
Item 4--Probable Steam Plant. Thisbuild-
ing, which is under construction, is 85 by 35 feet
and is connected by a ditch to the waterline under
construction. Shadows indicate that at least the
western half of the building wi 1 be two stories
high. Other ditches, probably for steamlines,
lead from the building to other structures inthe
area.
Throughout the area, in various stages of
construction, are seven addition al buildings, the
largest of which is 75 by 40 feet. No specific
function can be assigned to them. Various un-
identified objects and pieces of equipment are
also scattered throughout the area.
The major part of th? area, which in-
cludes 11 acres, is enclosed by a wall 840 by
610 feet. Several guard tows rs are situated
along this wall. The motor pool, outside and
adjacent to the southwest corner of the walled
area, is fenced and measures 360 by 270 feet.
The substation is enclosed by a wall 250 feet on
a side. An eight-bay water -n eatment facility
is 1,725 feet northeast of the walled area and is
connected to it by a buried pipe ine.
A site containing approx_ mately 50 tent
bases, inactive in= is 500 feet southwest of
the area. Near the tent bases is an athletic field
and a graded h.ardstand.~several vehicles
or unidentified objects were adjacent to the hard-
stand. three vehicles were on this hard-
stand. Three excavations outside the fenced
area show no change since The entire
surrounding area is characterized by track
activity leading to the other facilities within the
complex.
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Item 7. Building, two-story, hip-roofed,
130 by 55 feet.
Item S. Building, single-story, gable-
roofed, 140 by 40 feet.
Item 9. Two buildings, one gable-roofed,
40 by 20 feet; and one flat-roofed, 30by 15 feet.
Item 10. Building, flat-roofed, 25 by 15 feet.
Item 11. Standpipe, 70 feet high and 30 feet
in diameter.
Item 12. Thermal plant, 90 by 35 feet with
wing on its west side. Adjacent
to it are a coal. pile and a stack approximately
90 feet high.
Item 13. Revetted building and earth-
covered bunker the same shape and size as Items
3 and 5.
Item 14. Building, approximately 115 by 45
feet, with a modified gable roof. It was under
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Item 15. Building, single-story, hip-roofed,
40 by 35 feet.
Item 16. Building, single-story, gable-
roofed, 40 by 25 feet.
Item 17. Building, single-story, gable-
roofed, 35 by 30 feet.
Item 18. Small shed 35 by 15 feet along the
FIGURE 14. ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING, AND SERVICE
AREA.
A detailed description of facilities in the
area follows (item numbers keyed to Figure 14).
Item 1. Fwo, two-story gable-roofed bar-
racks-type buildings, each 115 by 45 feet with
centrally located dormers on both their east
and west sides.
Item 2. Two-story, gable-roofed building,
110 by 55 feet, with a centrally located dormer
on its north side and a single-story extension
measuring 25 by 25 feet on the east side.
Item 3. Single-story revetted gable-roofed
building, 30 by 25 feet with al wing
on its south side.
Item 4. Single-story gable-roofed building
30 by 15 feet.
Item 5. E arth-covered bunker, 40 by 30 feet.
Item 6. Administration building, C -shaped,
multistory, hip roofed. The main portion is 165
by 60 feet, and the two wings 50by 40 feet each.
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fence line to the west.
Item 19. Building
roofed and approximately 30 by 15 feet.
Item 20. Two possible horizontal tanks,
25 feet in diameter. II instead of the
horizontal tanks, there were two possible verti-
cal tanks each 15 feet in diameter.) The area
also contains two or three small unidentified
structures and various unidentified objects or
pieces of equipment.
Item 21. Substation, new since =en-
closed by a wall 250 feet on aside. The control
building 100 by 30 feet is enclosed by an addi-
tional fence 225 by 195 feet. A powerline leads
west and then turns north to generally parallel
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the road to Kapustin Yar. An unidentified
structure, possibly a guard tower, is located
in the southwest corner.
Item 22. Motor pool, fenced, 360 by 270
feet. In =approximately 45 vehicles were
parked in the area, as opposed toapproximately
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unidentified equipment. In the southeast corner
is an earth-covered quonset-type building 4f' by
20 feet. Adjacent is a flat-roofed, two-stnrv
building 40 by 35 feet new since Near the
northeast corner is an earth-mounded structure
25 by 20 feet. A shallow, narrow ditch, 1,700
feet long, leads out from the southeast corner
of the fence line.
Itern 23. Possible hunker/semiburiedtank
30 feet in diameter, present in I lit
has a double ditch on two sides.
A waste and water treatment facility with
eight sludge drying beds is located 1,725 feet
northeast of the support area. Each bed is 170
by 70 feet and the entire facility is 400 by 360
feet.
ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING, AND
SERVICE AREA, UNDER CONSTRUCTION
An additional administration, housing, and
service area (Figure 15), new since =is lo-
cated along the main road to Kapustin Yar, Ap-
proximately 4,000 feet north of the Administra-
tion, Housing, and Service Area. It contains 13
buildings either complete or under construct on
and covers about 15 acres. The area is unfenced
although a possible fence is under construct; on
along most of the east side. 't'here is no internal
road pattern; however, a 20-foot-wide graded
roadway encircles a portion of the buildingatea
and branches eastward to connect with the main
road to Kapustin Yar. The new nowerline leas-
ing to the older administration, housing, and
service area passes 170 Peer to the rear of this
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SERVICE AREA, UNDER CONSTRUCT! )N.
area. No branch line into the area can be iden-
tified. A steamline or waterline ditch intercon-
nects 8 of the 13 buildings A new probable
waterline and a. rail 'fine, bot i under construc-
tion, are on the west and east s ide, respectively,
of the main road to Iapustin Yar, In the
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.\ deta'.led description o facilities in the
area follows (itern numbers kr-ved to Figure in.
tern 1. Four single-story, gable-roofed,
barracks-type buildings, 140 I.y 30 feet.
Item 2. Single-story, gable-roofed, bar-
racks-type building, 90 by 30 reet.
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Item 3. L-shaped, gable-roofed, single-
story building, the main portion 100 by 35 feet
and the leg 95 by 25 feet.
Item 4. Single-story, flat-roofed building,
35 by 20 feet. A protrusion to the rear may be
a detached stack under construction. Of all the
buildings interconnected by ditching, this is most
likely to be the heat/steam plant.
Item 5. Two circular excavations 10 feet in
diameter and two U-shaped building foundations.
Item 6. Single-story, gable-roofed building,
1.00 by 30 feet. This building appears lighter in
color than any of the other structures in the area.
On the south side of the building, at the terminus
of a dead-end ditch, are two U-shaped building
foundations.
Item 7. Two circular excavations 10 feet in
diameter.
Item 8. Structure, 10 feet square in a
rectangular excavation, the depth of which cannot
be determined. Protruding from this structure
and at a slight angle upward from the excavation
is an object 30= feet. The object may be a
chute or inclined conveyer. Just north of the
excavation is a linear earthen embankment which
has been graded along its eastern or interior
facing.
Item 9. Single-story, flat-roofed building,
90 by 30 feet.
Item 10. Single-story, flat-roofed building,
40 by 20 feet.
Item 11. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing, 30 by 15 feet.
Item 12. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing, 40 by 20 feet.
Item 13. Building under construction, 50
by 30 feet.
BIVOUAC AREA
The bivouac area, not present in =s
approximately 5 nm west of Launch Complex C.
The area has seven sections, most of them part-
ly over dry lake beds. Each section is set off
by a plowed firebreak or vehicle trace and the
area is heavily scarred by track activity. No
tents have been identified, although approxi-
mately 800 square tent bases were observed.
It is estimated that each base could accom-
modate an 8-man tent, giving the bivouac area
a capability of housing 6,400 troops.
LAUNCH COMPLEX C
INSTRUMENTATION SITES
A network of instrumentation facilities sup-
ports operations of Launch Complex C (Figure
16). Five sites, which include the Operations
Control Center (Site C-1) and four instrumenta-
tion sites (Sites C-2, C-3, C-4 andC-5), arc ar-
ranged in a "V" configuration symmetrically with
respect to the probable direction of launch with
the open end of the "V" facing east. This "V"
pattern is traced by probable cable scars which
have their focal point at Site C-1 and branch out
in both a northeast and southeast direction to and
past Sites C-4 and C-5 (located just behind
Launch Areas 1C and 3C respectively) and end-
ing at Sites C-2 and C-3, each 9.9 nm from C-1.
C-2 and C-3 are positioned on an approximately
north-south line 17 nm long. A perpendicular
bisector of this line, projected eastward, is ori-
ented along an azimuth of 95 degrees, probably
indicating the direction of fire from Launch
Complex C.
The instrumentation facilities associated
with Launch Complex C appear similar to, and in
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an area approximately 1,000 by 800 feet (19
acres). Since then it has shown expansion, in-
creased activity, ard a rearrangement of fa-
cilities.
I,ike the operations control center at Launch
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by 1,000 feet and covers an area of approxi-
mately 28 acres.. The boundary of the firebreak
was moved to include the new area. The center
consists of a group of eleven auildings, seven of
which are served by an all -weather access road.
A detailed description of the center as it appears
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Item 1. Flat-roofed building 15 feet square.
Item 2. Structure, 15 by 10 feet.
Item 3. Unidentified object.
Item 4. Gable-roofed building, 25 by 15 feet.
Item 5. Structure 15 by 0 feet.
[tern 6. 18 electronic vehicles/vans: 14 are
arranged in a generally east-west linear con-
figuration across the center of the site and 4 are
in a similar arrangement but on hardstands to
the north.
Item
several instances identical with, those of Launch
Complex A. The "V" configuration and the
control centers at the two complexes suggest
that both complexes probably employ much the
same type of equipment and many of the same
techniques for monitoring and tracking missiles.
Operations Control Center
The Operations Control Center (Site C-1)
(Figure 17) is located near the center of Launch
Complex C, where the main access road branches
to the launch areas, and is bounded by this road
and a 35-foot-wide firebreak. Inilitcovered
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and 20 feet high, with entrance facing the access
road. An unidentified object 10 feet across is
35 feet east of the building. A probable cable
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possibly used for instruments, protrudes above
the ridge of the roof near one end. A short mast
is in the center of the roof. This building has a
line of sight to the launch areaS.
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Item 12. Two structures, each L---Jfeet.
Item 13. Gable-roofed building u
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Item 14. Structure 10 feet square.
Item 15. Earth-covered structure 15 feet
square.
Item 16. Probable main operations building,
50 by 35 feet, with a raised center section 20 feet
square and 30 feet high offset to one side. Two
small unidentified objects are positioned on this
raised section. Probable cable scars from the
two forward sites (C-2 andC-3) and the two rear-
ward sites (C-4 and C-5) and a probable cable
scar from Complex A appear to converge near
this building. An earth scar, possibly a cable
or waterline, leads south from the building to the
road serving the launch areas. This building,
which has a clear line of sight to both launch
areas, is nearly identical to structures located
at Complex A and at the Tyuratam Missile Test
Center.
Item 17. Building 15 feet square.
Item 18. Structure 15 by 10 feet.
Item 19. Building 10 feet square.
Site C-2
This site (Figure 18), located northeast of
the control center, is fenced and contains a prob-
able observation /control building, 5 probable
electronic vehicles/vans, a possible generator
building, 2 probable instrumentation positions,
a probable radar on a small mound, and 2 un-
identified objects. A detailed listing follows
(items keyed to Figure 18):
Item 1. Probable observation/control build-
ing 20 by 20 feet. The building has a flat roof
with a parapet. There are three unidentified
objects within this parapet. Cables connect this
building with the generator building (Item 2) and
the two probable instrumentation positions
(Item 4).
Item 2. Possible generator building. There
is an adjacent earth-covered possible storage
tank.
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Item 3. The five probable electronic
vehicles/vans are parked in a row just off the
southeast corner of the building (Item 1).
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Item 4. The two probable instrumentation
positions lie on an approximately east-west
line and are located on either side of the center
building (Item 1).
Item 5. The probable radar is located on a
small mound a short distance southeast of the
vehicles/vans near the fence. It is cable-con-
nected to a probable mobile generator (Item W.
from 6. Probable mobile generator.
Photography of=overing this site is
very poor and a good comparison cannot be made
with = photography, although the probable
observation/control building and the possible
generator building appear to be present in
sitions, a probable vehicle, an t nidentified object,
20 shallow holes, and an athletics track. A de-
tailed listing follows (items keyed to Figure 19):
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Item 1. Probable observation/controlbuild-
ing 20 by 20 feet. The building has a flat roof
with a parapet. There are three unidentified
objects within the parapet. Cables connect this
building with the possible generator building
([tern 2) and the three probabl, instrumentation
positions (Item 3).
Item 2. Possible generator building 20 by
10 feet. Adjacent is a possible earth-covered
storage tank.
Item 3. The three probable instrumentation
positions are south and west o_' the center build-
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control center (Site C-1), is fenced andcomains
a probable observation/control building, apossi-
hle generator building, 3 probable instrumenta-
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ran ed in rectangular ""~
g gridlike patterns north-
west of the center building (Item 1). Their
function is not known.
Item 5. Two possible instrumentation
positions are located in the southern corner
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Item 6. Athletic track. 25X1
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photography. These include 2 probable in-
strumentation positions, a possible instrumen-
tation position, the athletic track, and 20 shallow
holes.
Instrumentation Sites C-4 and C-5
Instrumentation Sites C-4 andC-5 arewest
of Launch Areas 1C and 3C, respectively. Site
C-4 (Figure 20) is distinguished by theperman-
ence of its facilities, whereas Site C-5 appears
to be designed to accommodate mobile or semi-
mobile equipment.
Site C-4. This site is approximately 0.8 nm
west of Launch Area 1C and 1.1 nm from the
Operations Control Center. It is fenced, meas-
ures 770 by 350 feet, covers about 7 acres, and
is bounded by a firebreak. Numerous vehicle
tracks and a probable cable scar connect this
site with the Operations Control Center. Another
probable cable scar, forming the northeastern
leg of the "V" configuration and leading to Site
C-2, passes by this site (item numbers keyed to
Figure 20).
Item
1.
Four unidentified structures or
vehicles.
Item
2.
Eleven probable small vehicles.
Item 3
.
Gable -roofed building, 20 by 15 feet.
Item 4
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Gable-roofed building, 20 by 15 feet.
Item 5
.
Possible security building 20 by
10 feet.
Item 6.
Earth-mounded structure 20 feet
in diameter.
Item 7.
One probable radar, cable-con-
nected to the probable main control building.
Item 8. Building 25 by 15 feet.
Item 9. Probable main control building,
gable-roofed, 55 by 45 feet. Several cables
lead from this building to other facilities in
the site.
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FIGURE 20. INSTRUMENTATION SITE C-4.
Item 10. Five probable electronic vehicles/
vans arranged in a straight line side by side.
Item 11. Two probably cylindrical storage
tanks.
Item 12. Probable small vehicle.
Site C-5. This site (Figure 21), which is
approximately 0.9 nm west of Launch Area 3C
and 1.2 nm from the Operations Control Center
(C-1), consisted in =primarily of a vehicle
revetment, several vehicles/vans, two possible
instrumentation positions, two probable instru-
mentation positions, and four unidentified ob-
jects. Between the appearance of
the site changed somewhat. In = it contains
two vehicle revetments, a probable instrumen-
tation position connected by cable to a probable
mobile generator, a second probable instrumen-
tation position connected by cable with the south-
east revetment, aprobab.le instrumentationposi-
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buildings were present in
A
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structure; vehicle revetment 40 by 25 feet; two
possible small vehicles; two probable small
vehicles; possible instrumentation position;
three unidentified objects; probable instrumen-
tation position; possible mobile generator; and
an unidentified object.
listing follows: vehicle revetme its:
three probable instrumentation positions; two
probable vehicles/vans; probable mobile gener-
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NEAR-RANGE INTERFEROMETER-TYPE.
INSTRUMENTATION SITES
Three instrumentation sites which were
studied at the same time as the Launch Complex
C sites but which probably serve as instrun-en-
tation sites for all the SSM launch complexes
are included here. 'I wo of the sites contain
interferometers and the third, located in the
rangehead Complex (: area, has a possible in-
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The Elton site is located at 49-09-50N
46-52- ]OF, 3 nm northeast of the town of Elton.
Because of the extreme oblicuity of the photog-
raphy, details of this site are indistinct; ac-
cordingly no line drawing has been furnished.
The site includes an interferometer, a fenced
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Only two prominent features of the inter-
ferometer can be discerned cn the photography:
the characteristic cuter circle, 1,000 feet in
diameter; and the control bunker, feet.
Neither the instruments nor their baselines can
he identified. Numerous scars inside the circle
may be significant; no particular pattern is
evident.
The operations and support area is 1,800
feet northeast of the interferometer. It is en-
closed by a single fence, 6C0 by 370 feet, and
contains eight single-story buildings and a 20-
foot-diameter dome. The tw a largest buildings
are each about 100 be 35 feet. The dome is on a
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cylindrical base about 20 feet high connected to
a small building.
The unidentified area is 1,200 feet north of
the operations and support area, at the end of a
dirt road. A number of excavations and many
vehicle tracks are visible. No function can be
assigned to this area, but it is described here
because of its apparent association with the
interferometer site.
VEHICLE
REVETMENT
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FIGURE 22. VERKHNIY BASKUNCHAK INTERFEROMETER
SITE.
Interferometer Site
The Verkhniy Baskunchak site (Figure 22)
is at 48-11-40N 46-41-20E, 2.5 nm southwest
of the town of Verkhniy Baskunchak. Similar to
the Elton site, it includes an interferometer and
a fenced operations and support area.
The interferometer outer track is 1,050
feet in diameter with a vehicle
revetment or bunker located on this outer track.
The interferometer consists of two 400-foot
intersecting, perpendicular baselines. At one
end of each baseline are three bunkers, 25 feet
square. The baselines are oriented on azimuths
of The
central control bunker measures about 60 by
15 feet.
The operations and support area is 1,000
feet southeast of the interferometer and is en-
closed by a single fence measuring 810 by 430
feet. The site is similar in many respects to
the Elton site, with one notable exception.
Whereas the Elton site has one dome, this site
has two identical domes. These two domes are
also located atop cylinders positioned at one end
of small gable-roofed buildings. A line drawn
between these two domes has an approximately
east-west orientation. The domes apparently
"look" north with the buildings located on the
south side.
Items in the area (keyed to Figure 22):
Item 1. Two hemispheric domes, each 20
feet in diameter and each positioned on a 20-
foot-high cylindrical pedestal connected to a
small building. The domes are 60 feet apart.
Item 2. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing, 60 by 30 feet.
Item 3. Circular excavation, 35 feet in
diameter.
Item 4. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing 60 by 25 feet.
Item 5. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing 25 feet square.
Item 6. Two semiburied structures, each
square.
Item 7. Single-story, gable-roofed build-
ing 45 by 25 feet.
Item S. Two single-story, gable-roofed
buildings, each 100 by 30 feet.
Item 9. Low tower, feet square;
details are indistinct.
Item 10. Three unidentified objects.
Other objects of interest within the general
area include (Item 11) a gable-roofed building,
35 by 25 feet, in an abandoned aircraft revetment
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about 300 feet southwest of the interferometer
and a 160-foot-diameter circular scar, possibly
an old bombing target, 1,000 feet to the southeast.
I!:xamination of =photography prov ides
some evidence that the Verkhniy Baskunchak site
may have been present at that time. Uround
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Details are not distinct enough to determine
whether the site was under construction at that
lime. The Elton site was not visible on
photography, but the photography was oblique
and hazy, precluding in:.erpreta:ion.
Possible Interferometer Site, Under Construction
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west of Site C-1 at 48-37-40N 46-12-10E. The
site, which covers approximat,,ly 50 acres, in-
cludes a fenced operations support area, an
associated ul-ifenced area connected by a prob-
able cable scar, and a possibly interferometer
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Fence
Probable cable scar
Building under construction
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under construction containing a concrete bunker
at the end of a 575-foot ground scar.
The operations support area, 860 by 535 feet,
is divided into two sections by a wire fence. The
west section, generally inactive, is 535 by 530
feet and contains foundations for three buildings.
Significant facilities in the east section are
described below (item numbers keyed to Fig-
ure 23):
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dome atop an 0 cylindrical tower.
Adjacent to the tower to the west is a 20- by
20-foot gable-roofed building. These domes
are identical in appearance to those observed at
the Lake Elton and Verkhniy Baskunchak inter-
ferometer sites. This dome "looks" east, or
along the missile flight path.
Item 2. Barracks /administration building,
hip-roofed, single-story, 110 by 50 feet. A
probable cable scar extends approximately 100
feet to the east.
Item 3. Two vehicles,
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vans.
Item 4. Building, slant-roofed, 30 feet
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Item 5. Flat-roofed structure, feet
square and approximately 15 feet high.
Item 6. Possible bunker, 40 by 30 feet,
with two vents positioned on the roof.
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mately 10 feet high, connected to the building,
Item 2, by a probable cable scar.
25X1 D Item 8. Three electronic vans, feet
positioned on a packed-earth hardstand, 60 by
40 feet.
Item 9. Building under construction 165 by
45 feet, with construction material scattered
about the building. It should be noted that a
portion of the outer fence has been removed
for the placement of this building.
Item 10. Two buried tanks,
Item 11. Five cylindrical tanks in a hori-
Item 12. Structure,
Item 13. Five electronic vans,
Item 14. Bunker, 30 by 10 feet.
Item 15. Building under construction, 75
feet. An unfenced area is located 900 feet
southwest of the fenced operations area. Anun-
improved road and probable cable scar connect
both areas. Structures which can be identified
within this area are as follows.
Item 16. A building,
Item 17. A probable bunkered building, 50
by 20 feet.
Item 18. At least seven vehicles and other
unidentified objects.
Item 19. A possible interferometer under
construction 2,150 feet south-southeast of the
operations area. The construction area contains
in the Lake Elton and Verkhniy Baskunchak in-
terferometers. A vehicle ramp leads down below
the surface of the earth to the bunker. A graded
packed-earth probable roadway 575 feet long
leads to the ramp.
RANGEIiEAD COMMUNICATION SITE,
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The first major, permanent communications
facility identified in the KY/Vlad MTC area is
under construction behind Launch Complex C.
Antennas observed under construction here in
rhombics, one for day and one for night opera-
tions.
The antennas are 1,000 feet south of the
administration, housing, and service area, at
47-37N 46-13E. It appears that more antennas
are under construction but in such an early stage
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that no data can be derived from them. No con-
trol building has been identified. The final size
of this antenna field cannot be determined as the
perimeter fence has not been completed.
Data on the existing antennas are giver: in
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raphy, the major portion of communications
probably was by mobile facilities. Throughout
the KY/Vlad MTC there are small groups of
vehicles in semipermanent positions. These are
Table 1. Data on .4ntencas at Communication Facility
Near Lao eh Complaa C
Antenna
No
Major
Axis
(I't)
Ili,stance
f Between
E id Poles
(It)
1 705 440 400 70
1) 425 275 235 65
3 445 255 240 75
1 7 1)5 405 395 90
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felt to be part of the mobile type communications
in use throughout the range.
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