ZHANGIZ-TOBE ICBM COMPLEX USSR

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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: September 1, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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ZHANGIZ-TOBE
ICBM COMPLEX
USSR
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PREFACE
This is the initial report in a series on the Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex
prepared in response to CIA Requirement C-D15-82,972 requesting detailed
line drawings, to scale, of elements of the complex. The information contained
herein is based on KEYHOLE photography through Mission
Individual reports will be updated periodically to reflect changes observed on
subsequent photography.
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ZHANGIZ-TOBE ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
The Zhangiz-Tobe ICBM Complex, located 80 nautical miles (nm) south-
southeast of Semipalatinsk, extends generally northwest and southeast of
Zhangiz-Tobe. It occupies an area approximately 25 mn north-to-south and 27
nm east-to-west. The terrain in the vicinity is generally flat-to-hilly, with a
maximum elevation of 2,369 feet.
The complex (Figure 1) includes a complex support facility, a rail-to-road
transfer point, and 18 Type IIIC launch sites in various stages of construction;
only Launch Sites 1A and 4A are complete. Sites 1A, 10B, and 14C have con-
trol/electronic facilities. The rail facilities serving the complex consist of a
short spur from a branch of the Novosibirsk/Alma-Ata rail line. Extensive road
construction and improvement are taking place within the complex. The com-
plex can be negated on Mission construction activity 25X1 D
was first observed at the complex support facility and Launch Site 1A on
Mission
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SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0239-17HL, 1st ed, Apr 65, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
REQUIREMENT
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