COMMUNICATION FACILITIES AT TYURA TAM, USSR

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• Publication Date: September 16, 1957
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JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES AT TYURA TAM, U S S R
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16 SEPTEMBER 1957
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COMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS AT TYURA TAM, USSR
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I. Introduction
II. Summary
III. Installation A
A. Structures
B. Antennas
IV. Installation B
A. Buildings
B. Antennas
Tables
Table 1. Antenna Arrays in Installation B
Figures
Figure 1. Installation A
Figure 2. Installation B
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I. Introduction
A preliminary photographic analysis of two communication installations
associated with the Tyura Tam Missile Test Facility is presented in this memo-
randum. It has been prepared at HTAUTOMAT by CIA, Army, and Navy, under
Army chairmanship, and is intended to supplement the general description pre-
sented in ODES 4035 and 4058. Sufficient detail is provided to permit an interim
evaluation by various members of the intelligence community. A more detailed
report on the overall installation is being prepared, also on a joint basis, and
will be published at the earliest possible date.
II. Summary
Two large fenced communication installations are component parts- of the
Tyura Tam. Missile Test Facility. Installation A is located at 45?50'N - 63?18'E,
approximately five nautical miles (nm) south of the launch area. It covers
approximately 180 acres, and is still under construction. Installation B is located
at 45?38'N 630l8'E, approximately 19 nm south of the launch area. It covers
approximately 250 acres, and appears to be almost complete.
.III. Installation A
A. Structures (annotated on Figure 1)
a. One two-story, gable-roofed building with dormers, measuring
85 by 55 feet; probably transmitter/ receiver building.
b. Two round earth mounds 30 feet in diameter; probably buried tanks.
c. One one-story, gable-roofed building with dormers, measuring
150 by 50 feet.
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. One one-story, T-shaped gable-roofed building, with the two wings
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e. One one-story gable-roofed building, measuring 20 by 20 feet.
measuring
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15 by 15 foot wing.
B. Antennas (annotated on Figure 1)
Installation..A contains three rhombic arrays as follows.
Array No. 1 Array No. 2 Array No. 3
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Length of Major Axis
640'
Separation Between End Masts 75'
Height Side Masts 95'
Height of End Masts
No. Masts at Each End
A few other masts are noted within the installation. One group of
approximately four masts, 130 feet high, is arranged in a row. The masts
appear to be about 225 feet apart. A perpendicular to this line of masts has
A second group of about six masts 85.feet high, is
arranged in .another row, and are about the same distance apart'. A perpendicular
to a line formed by these masts has azimuths of
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IV. Installation.B
A. Buildings (annotated on Figure 2)
a. One one-story, deck-roofed building .with gable ends, measuring
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B. Antennas (annotated on Figure 2)
Installation B contains 10 rhombic antenna arrays and four arrays, each
consisting of 16 masts in a 5-3-3-5 pattern. These arrays are described in
Table 1 on the following page.
There are at least thirteen masts within installation.B that are not
reflected in Table- 1. These include two rows of three masts
one row of four masts.
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Figure L. Installation -A
Rhombic Array No .
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a. Two-story, gable-roofed, probable transmitter/receiver building.
b. Two earth mounds.
c. One-story, gable-roofed building ,with dormers.,
d. One-story, T-shaped, gable-roofed building.
e. One-story, gable-roofed building.
f. .One-story, hip-roofed building with wing.
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Figure 2. Installation B
Rhombic Array No.
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a. One-story, deck-roofed (with gable ends) transmitter/ receiver building.
b. One-story, gable-roofed building.
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