KARTALY ICBM COMPLEX DEPLOYED STRATEGIC SSM FACILITIES USSR JUNE 1969

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1969
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KARTALY ICBM COMPLEX
DEPLOYED STRATEGIC SSM FACILITIES
USSR
JUNE 1969
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INSTALLATION OR ACTIVITY NAME
Kartaly ICBM Complex
COUNTRY
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GEOGRAPIIIC COORDINATES
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ABSTRACT
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the Kartaly ICBM
Complex consisted of 35 SS-9
launch sites
am) their supporting
facilities. Site construction
at this complex probably
started early
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in Presently
24 launch sites are complete and 11 are under construction.
An in-
crease in site
construction time has been noted at some of the later sites.
Unusual
features at this complex are two dummy ICBM sites and a miniature mockup ICBM site.
This report, which updates published information on the Kartaly complex, contains
a map depicting site deployment and a tabulated chronology of the complex.
INTRODUCTION
The Kartaly ICBM Complex is in the west-central part of the steppe region, in the
Russian SFSR (Figure 1). The complex occupies an area of approximately 1,150 square
nautical miles (nm) around the town of Kartaly, and the nearest large city, Magnitogorsk,
is about 60 nm to the west-north-west. The launch facilities, consisting of 35 type IIIC
single-silo launch sites, completely encircle the town. The complex support facilities, a
headquarters command and control facility, and the rail-to-road transfer point with an
SS-9 training site are approximately 3 nm southwest of Kartaly.
The complex support facilities and rail-to-road transfer point are served by a spur
from an east-west rail line extending from Magnitogorsk and Akmolinsk through Kartaly.
A north-south line connects Kartaly with Chelyabinsk and Orsk. Both lines are double-
track and interconnected at Kartaly. A well-engineered road network which has been
constructed concurrently with the deployment of the launch sites connects the sites and
the supporting facilities.
The terrain in the region is well drained and gently rolling with elevations ranging
from 800 to 1,200 feet. Most of the land is used for agriculture; however, some to the
north and west of the town is lightly wooded. The steppe region is in the warmest part
of western Siberia, the temperatures ranging from an average of approximately 0? F
in January to about 68?F in July. Snow cover is normally limited to the period from
early November to mid-April.
The nearest SAM site is approximately 50 nm to the west-northwest, in the Magnito-
gorsk area. No airfields are in the vicinity of Kartaly.
This report updates and supersedes NPICI
BASIC DESCRIPTION
The Kartaly ICBM Complex is one of six ICBM complexes in the Soviet Union de-
ploying the SS-9 missile system. It consists of 35 SS-9 ICBM single-silo launch sites,
deployed in six groups (designated A through F), complex support facilities, a head-
quarters command and control facility, and a rail-to-road transfer point with a type IIIC
training site. Twenty-four of the launch sites are complete and 11 are under construction.
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The first evidence of this complex was in (Table 1), when the complex sup-
port facilities and five launch sites of launch group A were observed.
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Complex road network
Dummy road
Railroad
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Type IIIC SS-9 launch site
? Type IIIC SS-9 control site
0 Dummy launch site
NAUTICAL MILES
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Launch Facilities
Construction of launch group A is estimated to have started in
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started in nd group A was completed. In IIII launch group D was completed and
launch group F, the latest group, was begun. When last observed 'L group
E was not yet complete and group F contained only five sites in an early stage of con-
struction.
The first launch sites at the complex required 26 months to complete. However, two
sites in launch group E, which were started in I I and are now only in a
late stage of construction, are estimated to be completed in I 'of this year after a
period of approximately 30 months.
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A and B), constructed in the L J were the first dummy ICBM sites observed in
the Soviet Union.
Complex Support Facilities
The Kartaly complex support facilities 2 provide the administrative and logistic re-
quirements for this complex and are typical of those found at other SS-9 complexes. They
consist of a railhead and storage area with an adjoining barracks area and an administra-
tion and housing area.
The railhead and storage area shows no significant change. Materials for launch sites
still under construction are apparent along the rail sidings, and several multistory build-
ings are under construction in the administration and housing area.
Headquarters Command and Control
The headquarters command and control facility, 3 consisting of a sub-surface concrete
control bunker and two aboveground administration-type buildings, is now complete. An
antenna field with two fishbone arrays and two horizontal dipoles is adjacent to the
facility.
Rail-to-Road Transfer Point
The rail-to-road transfer point provides for the receipt, maintenance, inspection, and
distribution of missiles, warheads, and propellants. 4 All elements of the facility are
currently in use, and several buildings have recently been constructed in the facility.
Launch site 27X, which is used for training, is now complete. A miniature mockup of
an SS-9 launch site is located adjacent to site 27X. It is approximately one-fifth the
size of a normal SS-9 launch site and may function as a training aid providing an easy-
to-see overall layout of a launch site. It was first observed in 7tnd is not
thought to have any internal structure.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheets M0164-17HL and 18 HL, 2d ed, Mar 66, scale 1:200,000
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DOCUMENTS
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1. NPIC.
Kartaly ICBM Complex, USSR, Jan 68 (TOP SECRET
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2. NPIC.
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Kartaly ICBM Complex, USSR, Complex Support Facility, Jan 68 (TOP
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3. NPIC. I
Soviet ICBM headquarters Command and Control Facilities, Dcc 68 (TOP
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4. NPIC, I I Rail-to-Road Transfer Points at SS-9 ICBM Complexes Oct 68 (TOP
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