1.INDICATIONS OF POSSIBLE LONGER RANGE OR SPACE VEHICLE LAUNCHINGS FROM KAPUSTIN YAR MISSILE TEST RANGE (KYMTR)

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Inca. anion of possible 3,onger Range or Space
ZTehi.cle I,at~cr; n '~ om Kspti'.s min yar N1=s~i1e
Tzst Range (K~~ . . ..
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;rdi::ation of Possitle I,angeM Rage or Space 'vehicle
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Detailed e~?a~ir~.tic+n c~ I
Iphotegraphic c;o~rage o~ the
? Kap~.ab~in Yar xa-+~ead rc:vesled at least4.'oa:? dozz'~1e rhonhic an-tenna.s under -
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ccn.st?-uctio~. at I,ai:nch Ccraalc~ C? apprLx-L-nately 1,000 ~?aet. sough of tie
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imzte the structural characterises
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tics - o~ a Sc~v'i.~'c ast..n~^~ which is 3esigned for dis',.,s~ces ex^ee3ing 1., 500
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. ~~ns (810 naaitical rsilFS). ~e o~?a.entation c~ these antennas is on sn
} In additionmto the rhombics, there arean3icatio~.s o~
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ei~3st~:~.atic?n-e~ gxu'~ab1e higYS ~equer3c:jr aute~.5 o:rien~c3 toww~sr3 the gererai ,
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6j0 nsutical mire impart t a~3 `lyizr~ Tam areas, and tozaard biosc~r.
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a~?3 sugges-~s that s. z?ecci ~?a.n3 site (pasai?rly Fishbone) wii_7.. be or is being
construet~d in tLe kctit~'anti r. iE~r ~r?ra. ~:.~ C.i.s?'i,~t 'F''S'C"^1 7.aun^.~: Ccxnplex :r`ctt
tYla.'! thecae Fr;,1~ab1F .t-~?an~i.tTi~ -i"a?.iliti~s.
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~r:3 2, netr railaGe7~~en. a.sse~b.'-~yls+x~e~~ ate,., all Lti31 v~..~r cons';Y?c~ctio^.. .
Ad~itior..5 to Lau:~nh (i`.~1p~ C_x trCtr
3~clude two nex ":,aus~~. pw~:s
Sn a3dition {.,be genezal szpport ar,x. i.n~cl'i:.des t-,~o n.: :w_:,ttice toFr?x?s it a
en~lOb".1rG'. Td1'~z"i a p~-obs.'+?1e. sssoc:iate3 rs,ri?3o equi~.en'c '`.,~i1.=-i.ng- the -new
lautech area apae:~..~-s nox?e ..o~1e.:r. and 1.sr~?ge-. C-rc o~ t?~e bua.'! zings. in tre
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ne-~ ass~t;styj suppoa-c za-au is 1~:~?ger (s.cout ~.cu~,le in ~ oor sps.:e) '~'~..~a~r
o~ those ice. '.;ne ether -~.~c~ ass~c:l;,r~sunpos-c, ~zas ~~~ ^Ct, Cc~nplex. (?'t is
be~3.eved i',bat Le;a~L. Co~?1~ ~O:r has i:.:en usc3 ?eW firings cf- 700 &~.d l:lG0
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. naut.eal. mile mi.sailes.) The railroad bed is complete f'rcea the old V-? ?
? static stand tQ the near large avsemblyfsupport building, but no tracks have
been .laid. Thera is no indication that the bed wi11 continue f'rcffi the
assemblyfsuppo#-~ buil3ing to the new launch pads.
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A grea~'cirele path passing through the rhambics
is shoAn on the accampar~r'ng map.
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The only Down guided missile
pacilities on this Brest circle path are Fl]~.-F]Sm sites located in. the
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Ye~ciseyskfRolpashe~o area.
. The construction of rhombic antennas
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to dista*?ces exceeding 800 nautical miles (such facilities have-not been
'necessary durir~ d~alopment of the 1200 nautical mile missile) combined
wig the new construction at Launch Complex "C" suggests .an extension~oY the
~?' K7d~ or 1.a~in~h'ngs from Kapustin Yar requiring c ~n-; cations with facilities
considera'~ly more distant mom Kapustin Yar than present impact areas e.g.~
space shots. The diractivn of new launchi~igs.would not nrcessari].y be the
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same- as the orien-t~tion o~' ?che nc~mbies, since relay o~ signals may be
intended o~^ -the ne~* c~mrr?~n, cations pacilities may have been established to
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tie-in pre sent t:!?acking facilities . (CIA f PIC f JB-11 f 60, 12 Feb 60) __
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