NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT ICBM COMPLEXES PLESETSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400020053-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: July 18, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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YAR MISSILE TEST CFdj . THE PADS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SUR-
IS LUNDER! CONSTRUCTION AND EXTENM TOWARD AN AREA OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY CONSISTING OF, TWO NEW BUILDINGS-}-ONE HAVING A POSSIBLE
DOME ON ITS ROOF, THE O'MR IS U1 DER C- ON. ADDITIONAL
GROUND SCARRING APPEARS IN THE AREA EAST OF T$E AZ4INISTRATION
AND HOUSING AREA WHICH IS NE OF THE TOWN OF PLESETSK. THIS
ACTIVITY WAS NOT PRRSENT ON
NOT SHOWN ON THIS GRAPHIC IS A NEWLY COMPLETED SA-3 SAM, SITE
AND A PROBABLE SA-3,-SAM SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION-. NErII R. WERE
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8. THIS MISSION-REVEALS NO NEW DETECTABLE ICBM ACTIVITY. A RAIL LINE
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FIRST IDENTIFIED THE CCSPL X. THE C L X
CONSISTS OF THREE LAUNCH AREAS OF TYPE 111-A CONFIGURATION.
REVEALED THE'COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY AND RAIL-
TO=FU TRANSFER POINT PROBABLY C'LETE; LAUNCH AREA "A" IN A
LATE STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION; LAUNCH AREA "B" IN A MID-STAGE, OF
25X1 CONSTRUCTION; AND LAUNCH AREA "C" IN A MID-STAGE OF :-CONSTRUCTION.
5. REVEALED LAUNCH AREA "A" CCNIPL TE; LAUNCH AREA
"B" CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING; AND LAUNCH AREA "C" CONSTRUCTION
REANALYSIS OF KS NIISSIONS PRIOR TO REVEALED INTT AL' CON-
REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AT LAUNCH AREA
"A"; HOWEVER, MORE DETAIL WAS DISCERNIBLE. LAUNCH AREA "B" STILL
IN MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION; LAUNCH AREA "C' NO SIGNIFICANT
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3.'CHRONO1,OGY OF THE LAUNCH AREAS IDENTIFICATION IS:
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CHANGES, BUT ADDITIONAL DETAILS DISCERNIBLE CONSTRUCTION RAIDS
AT SILOS WERE APPARENF. A POSSIBLE RIM FACILITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NE OF THE LAUNCH SITE WAS OBSERVED. THERE ARE ABOUT 40 BUILDINGS
IN THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. IN THE CCHTL C SUPPORT FACILITY
AND RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT ADDITIONAL DETAIL ENABLED CONFIGURA
7. THIS MISS IO4, _ A NEV SECURED AREA OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY,
LOCATED ABOUT-5 NM ENE OF LAUNCH AREA "C", CONTAINING A WHITE
RING-LZKR OBJECT WITH A DARK CEN'T'ER. OBLIQJTITY AND SCALE DOES
NOT PERMIT THE IDEETIFICATION OF ANY CORING ACTIVITY, IF PRESENq.
TIONS TO BE';FSTABLIS .
THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE 10' OBJECTS SURROUNDING' THE RING-
LIICE OBJECT. THIS ACTIVITY WAS NOT PRESENT ON MISSION
A NEW, WELL ENGINEERED ROAD T TATES NEARBY. IT CONNECTS
WITH THE ROAD SERVING T_.=.JNCH AREA "C" AND GENERALLY FOLLOWS THE
EXCAVATION, PROBABLY
ALIGN T OF TEE:_- OLD:;NATIVE :ROAD.,, A ,LARGE
A BORROW PIT FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION, IS LOCATED ABOUT ONE NM WEST
OF THE UNIHE111TIFIED ACTIVITY.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT ICBM COMPLEXES
PLESETSK
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