LAUNCH COMPLEX "J" TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001400050006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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17 February 1966
LAUNCH COMPLEX "J"
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN TJ VICINITY OF LAUNCH PADS
2. REMARKS:
LAUNCH COMPLEX "J" INCLUDES 3 MAJOR FEATURES: A
LARGE SUPPORT FACILITY WHICH CONTAINS AN ADMINISTRA-
TION/HOUSING AREA AND A CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT AREA,
A MASSIVE ASSEMBLY/CHECKOUT BUILDING WHICH HAS 2
SECTIONS, AND A LAUNCH AREA CONTAINING 2 LAUNCH PADS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THESE FEATURES ARE ALL RAIL AND
ROAD SERVED.
THE ASSEMBLY/CHECKOUT BUILDING WAS FIRST OB-
SERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON
ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF LAUNCH PAD Jl WAS
FIRST IDENT:FIED ONI
I AS AN AREA
OF GROUND SCARRING. A LARGE EXCAVATION WAS OBSERVED
AT THIS LOCATION ON SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE.
A SECOND EXCAVATION WAS OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY
1,700 FT TO THE WNW. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THESE
AREAS WERE DESIGNATED LAUNCH AREA Jl-J2.
These notes hove been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the dote of issue,
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3.
LOCATION: 18 NM NORTH OF TYURATAM
.
4.
COLLATERAL/COMINT: NONE.
5.
FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
C
kCONSTRUCTION OF
SUPPORT AREA).
6.
NEGATION DATE:
7.
SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
20 KH-4 MISSIONS
4 KH-7 MISSIONS
8.
DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS: MASSIVE BUILDING --
LENGTH
800 FT
(APPROX)
WIDTH
635 FT
(APPROX)
HEIGHT
175 FT AND 120 FT
(APPROX)
PAD SEPARATION -- 1,700 FT (APPROX)
9. MISSION READOUT: THE LAUNCH AREA IS SECURED BY AN IRREGULARLY SHAPED SINGLE
SECURITY FENCE SIMILAR TO THE ONE AT LAUNCH AREA G3-G4, TTMTC. THE PORTION
OF THE RAIL SPUR EXTENDING FORWARD OF PAD Jl IS NOT SERVICEABLE. THE RAIL
BED HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY DITCHING AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN
THE PADS.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 14 BUILDINGS LOCATED BETWEEN Jl AND J2, AND AT
LEAST 5 OTHER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE SECURITY BUILDING, ARE LOCATED AT
THE ENTRANCE TO THE LAUNCH AREA.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed anatical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue,
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PAD Jl CONTAINS A "Y"-SHAPED STRUCTURE, THE WALLS OF WHICH ARE
NEARLY UP TO GROUND LEVEL. THE ARMS OF THE "Y" MEASURE APPROXIMATELY
215 X 55 FT. A CIRCULAR OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 35 FT IN DIAMETER IS LOCATED
AT THE CENTER OF THE "Y". AN ALMOST SQUARE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED SLIGHTLY
BELOW THE LIP OF THE EXCAVATION ON THE DOWNRANGE SIDE OF THE "Y".
A SIMILAR "Y"-SHAPED STRUCTURE APPEARS TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT
PAD J2; HOWEVER, IT IS IN A MUCH EARLIER CONSTRUCTION STAGE. THIS PAD
ALSO HAS AN ALMOST SQUARE STRUCTURE LOCATED IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION
ON THE DOWNRANGE SIDE OF THE "Y't, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE SMALLER THAN THE
ONE AT J1.
THE GANTRY TRACKS FROM THE MISSILE ASSEMBLY/CHECKOUT BUILDING HAVE
NOT BEEN EXTENDED SINCE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s)
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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