ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX KOZELSK, USSR

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX
KOZELSK, USSR
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N P I C/R-267/63
November 1963
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ICBM LAUNCH COMPLEX, KOZELSK, USSR
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The Kozelsk ICBM Launch Complex is situ-
ated on gently rolling terrain in a forested area
about 5.5 nautical miles (rim) south-southeast
of the town of Kozelsk (Figure 1). It consists
of a complex support facility, a rail-to-road
transfer point, four Type IIC launch areas (A,
B, C, D), and one Type IIIB launch area (E),
extending generally south-southwest for a dis-
tance of approximately 13 nm.*
The earliest photographic cover e of the
area was in s but the
small scale and poor quality of the photography
precluded confirmation or aegation of the launch
complex. Launch Areas B and C were identified
on photography of
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but heavy cloud cover prevented observation of
the entire complex. A re-examination of photog-
raphy of revealed the
presence of the complex support facility and
Launch Area A. There was evidence of the ex-
istence of Launch Area D in
but the site could not be identified until
Launch Area E
was identified on photography of
a clearing at the location of the site can
be observed on the 0 photography, and
the first recognizable evidence of construction
was noted on the I I coverage.
No SAM defenses have been identified in the
vicinity of the complex.
COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY a
complex support facility is located at
35-48E, approximately 5.5 nm south-
southeast of Kozelsk. It consists of a railhead
and storage area 3,300, by 2, 300 feet, and an ad-
ministration and housing area 1,600 by 1,400 feet
(Figure 2). The facility is served by a spur
from the Kozelsk-Belev rail line, and the com-
'Photography of shows
additional changes at the Kozelsk ICBM Launch Com-
plex. The Type IIC launch site at Launch Area C has
been abandoned, and replaced by a Type IIIB launch site
in an early stage of construction. The Type IIIB site
can be negated on photography of
been identified 18.5 nm south-southwest of the complex
support facility at 53-51N 35-41E. It includes a Type
changes will be supplied, as they become available, in
subsequent reports.
plex main road connects it with all other com-
ponents of the launch complex. No security
fencing, power, or communication facilities have
been identified.
The spur from the Kozelsk-Belev rail line
extends southwest about 1.3 nm to the complex
support facility, where one branch curves west
and south 2.2 nm to the rail-to-road transfer
point and the other turns south 1,300 feet to the
railhead and storage area. The railhead consists
of four paraffl spurs ranging from 1,100 to
3,700 feet in length, and spaced from 160 to 450
feet apart. The storage area west of the railhead
has about 35 buildings, most of which measure
approximately 160 by 55 feet, a concrete batch
plant, and approximately one million square feet
of open storage space. The railhead and-storage
area appears to be complete.
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Railroad
Road
Trail
Possible building
Wooded area
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The administration and housing area is situ-
ated in a wooded tract about 5,000 feet north of
the railhead and storage area. It contains ap-
proximately 50 buildings and appears to be com-
plete, but has no apparent security fencing. There
appear to be three sizes of buildings, although
poor photographic quality precludes an exact de-
termination of numbers, types, or dimensions.
The 4 largest buildings are approximately 200 by
The rail-to-road transfer point is located
at 53-56N 35-46E, in a wooded tract approxi-
mately 2 nm west and south of the complex sup-
port facility (Figure 2). It consists of two spurs,
1,900 and 1,100 feet long, which form a V at the
terminus of one branch of the main spur from
the Kozelsk-Belev rail line. Road access is pro-
vided from the longer spur to the complex main
road. A service road 350 feet south of the longer
spur parallels it for approximately 1,000 feet
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Launch Area A is situated in a wooded tract
3.5 nm south-southwest of the complex support
facility (Figure 3). It includes a Type IIC launch
site served by an access road with wide-radius
turns and a site support facility. The site cannot
be negated, as it was present on the earliest
usable photography
60 feet, 18 are approximately 100 by 35 feet, and
24 are approximately 65 by 40 feet.
A probable sand and gravel pit, served
directly by two spurs from the Kozelsk-Belev
rail line, is located approximately 1,200 feet
north of,the administration and housing area. It
cannot be determined whether the pit, situated in
an earth-scarred area approximately 1,400 by
1,000 feet, predates the launch complex.
and is connected by three crossover driveways;
large turning radii characterize the intersec-
tions. There are five possible buildings in the
area, two of which are within the rectangle de-
scribed by the longer spur and the service road.
Construction activity is apparent in the scarred
area adjacent to the shorter spur. No security
fencing has been identified in the vicinity of the
rail-to-road transfer point.
separation will be approximately 870 feet. A
missile-ready building approximately 145 by 110
feet lies 900 feet southeast of the left pad, and
there is a clearing for a second ready building
900 feet southeast of the right pad. The existing
ready building is not canted, and the clearing for
the second ready building indicates that it will
not be canted. A probable plus configuration is
located 1,100 feet southeast of the center of the
launch site.
The site support facility is about 1,500 feet
east of the launch site. It consists of at least
seven buildings, five of which are approximately
160 by 55 'feet.
The road pattern within the launch site is not
clearly defined on available photography, but
suggests that the pads are oriented on an azimuth
of approximately 295 degrees,
degrees. No security measures are apparent.
The two launch pads are under construction and
details cannot be determined; however, the pad
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Launch Area B, located in a wooded tract
9 nm south of the complex support facility, in-
cludes a Type IIC launch site served by an access
road with wide-radius turns (Figure 4). The site
cannot be negated, as there was no clear usuable
photography prior to that of
and a ditch or conduit connecting the pads. Two
bunkerlike structures are adjacent to the right
pad.
The missile-ready buildings, measuring
approximately 145 by 110 feet, are located about
900 feet southeast of the launch pads. The build-
ings, which appear to be complete, are not canted.
The plus configuration is located 1,350 feet
northeast of the center of the launch site. The
legs are oriented on azimuths of 115/295 and
025/205 degrees. There is a small structure at
the extremity of each of three legs, and a fourth
small structure is slightly offset at the extremity
of the 205-degree leg. The azimuth from the
center of the plus configuration to the offset
structure is 195 degrees.
A possible electronics facility is under con-
struction 3,700 feet southeast of the center of the
launch site. It consists of one unidentified struc-
ture, with a ground scar extending approximately
500 feet northeast on an azimuth of 070 degrees.
The site support facility is located about
3,000 feet southeast of the launch site, center-
to-center. It includes about 24 buildings, most
of which measure approximately 140 by 45 feet.
The launch site is in a midstage of construc-
tion and consists of two launch pads, two missile-
ready buildings, a plus configuration, and a pos-
sible electronics facility. The site road pattern
is incomplete, but the offset center service road
and the loops forward of the pads are probably
complete. Tracks to the rear of the pads seem
to indicate that the roads through the pads may
return to the center service road, describing a
heart-shaped pattern. There are traces or
scars, but no service roads between the missile-
ready buildings and the launch pads.
The launch pads are under construction and
details are not clear. The existing road pattern
suggests a pad orientation of 295 degrees, plus
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pad separation will be ap-
proximately 870 feet. There appears to be an
unidentified object in the center of each pad area,
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Launch Area C, located in a wooded tract
11 nm south-southwest of the complex support
facility, includes a Type IIC launch site served
by an access road with wide-radius turns (Fig-
ure 5). The site cannot be negated, as there was
no clear usable photography prior to that of~
on which it was identi-
e .
The launch site is in a midstage of construc-
tion and consists of two launch pads and two
probable missile-ready buildings. The site road
pattern is incomplete. The offset center service
road is a continuation of the access road and
terminates at a point between the launch pads.
There is no evidence of a loop road forward of
the launch pads, or of road connections between
the launch pads and the ready buildings.
The launch 'pads are under construction and
details are not discernible. The existing road
alignment indicates a pad orientation of 295
degrees, and pad sep-
aration will be approximately 870 feet. The
probable missile-ready buildings, situated about
900 feet southeast of the launch pads, do not
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appear to be canted. No plus configuration has
been identified at the site but the unidentified
ground scarring 400 feet southeast of the left
ready building may be its location.
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Launch Area D, located in a wooded tract
3 'nm south-southeast of the complex support
facility, includes a Type IIC launch site served
by an access road with wide-radius turns (Fig-
ure 6). There was evidence of the launch site on
photography of I I and it
was identified in
No negation date can be given, however, because'
the area was cloud covered on previous missions.
The launch site is in a midstage of construc-
tion and consists of two launch pads, two missile-
ready buildings, a probable plus configuration,
and an electronics facility. The site road pattern,
which is probably complete, differs from those
at Type lIB sites. The offset center service road
MISSILE-READY SUPPORT
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Wooded area
The site support facility is located about
2,300 feet east of the launch site, center-to-
center. It includes at least 12 buildings, meas-
uring approximately 140 by 45 feet.
divides into two forward loops which pass through
the launch pads at the left and right extremities
and return to the center service road. Ground
scars. connect the missile-ready buildings and
the launch pads, but there are no direct road
connections.
The launch pads are under construction and
details cannot be determined. The site road pat-
tern indicates a pad orientation of 295 degrees,
and pad separation will
be approximately 870 feet. The missile-ready
buildings, which appear to be complete, measure
145 by 110 feet and lie approximately 900 feet
southeast of the launch pads. The ready build-
ings are not canted. The probable plus config-
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uration is located 1,000 feet southeast of the
center of the launch site, directly in line with the
offset center service road. The electronics
facility, with legs approximately 1,200 feet long,
is located 4,000 feet east-southeast of the center
of the launch site. The legs are oriented on
azimuths of 070/250 and 160/340 degrees.
The housing section of the site support fa-
Road
Trail
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Wooded area
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cility lies about 4,800 feet southwest of the launch
site, center-to-center. It consists of 10 build-
ings approximately 140 by 45 feet. A possible
technical section, located 1,700 feet southwest of
the center of the launch site, includes a loop road
and at least six associated buildings. It is con-
nected by road with the launch site and the site
support facility.
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Launch Area E, located 7.2 nm south-south-
west of the complex support facility, includes a
Type HIB launch site served by an access road
with wide-radius turns (Figure 7). The site can-
not be negated, as there was evidence of a
clearing on the earliest usable photography in
The first recogniz-
able evidence of construction was on photography
of
The excavation at the launch site is approxi-
mately 450 feet long, and of undetermined width.
The azimuth of the short axis of the excavation
is 360 degrees, . The
control bunker, approximately 140 by 110 feet,
is on the south side of the excavation. There are
two probable structures, one nearly square and
the other rectangular, on the north side of the
excavation. Additional details of the excavation
and other components of the launch site cannot
be determined because of poor image quality and
the small scale of available photography. No
security fencing is apparent.
An area of unidentified activity, including a
random road pattern and ground scarring, is lo-
cated about 1,000 feet north of the launch site.
Two structures were apparent in the center of the
area on the photography of [but
The site support facility lies about 1, 500 feet
south-southeast of the launch site and includes at
least eight buildings.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0167-14A. 1st ed, Nov 56, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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