LAUNCH AREAS YURYA ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001500010002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 25, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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LAUNCH AREAS
YURYA ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: MISSILE ERECTION EXERCISES, EACH DEPICTING A
DIFFERENT STAGE OF THE ERECTION PROCEDURE, ARE
OBSERVED AT 3 LAUNCH AREAS ("B", "C", AND "if,).
THE YURYA ICBM COMPLEX WAS THE FIRST DEPLOYED
SOVIET ICBM COMPLEX TO BE IDENTIFIED. IT CON-
TAINS 11 LAUNCH AREAS INCLUDING BOTH SOFT AXD
HARD CONFIGURATIONS.
LAUNCH AREA "B" IS A TYPE IIA SITE; LAUNCH AREA
"C" IS A TYPE IIB SITE; AND LAUNCH AREA "J" IS
A TYPE IID SITE. ALL 3 TYPES ARE SOFT CONFIG-
URATIONS AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SS-7 ICBM
SYSTEM (GMAIC EVALUATION).
COMPLEX -- APPROXIMATELY 30 NM NNW OF KIROV, AND
GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE TOWN OF YURYA.
LAUNCH AREA "B" -- APPROXIMATELY 13 NM ENE OF
YURYA.
LAUNCH AREA "C" -- APPROXIMATELY 12 NM NNE OF
YURYA.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing b
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS:
LAUNCH AREA "B" --
LAUNCH AREA "C" --
LAUNCH AREA "J" --
LAUNCH AREA "B" -- 23 KH-4 MISSIONS
LAUNCH AREA "C" -- 19 KH-4,'3 KH-7 MISSIONS.
LAUNCH AREA "J" -- 15 KH-4 MISSIONS
LAUNCH SITES "B", "C", AND "J":
PAD SEPARATION -- 980 FT
These notes have 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 date of issu
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FUEL TRANSPORTER IS LOCATED ON THE ACCESS ROAD.
LAUNCH AREA "C". A MISSILE APPROXIMATELY 105 FT LONG IS ERECTED ON THE-
RIGHT PAD. THE ERECTOR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND RESTS APPROXIMATELY 200 FT
BEHIND THE MISSILE. THREE POSSIBLE CANVAS-COVERED MISSILES, EACH
LONG, ARE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE LEFT MISSILE READY BUILDING. A POS-
BUILDING.
LAUNCH AREA "J". A MISSILE APPROXIMATELY 100 FT LONG IS ERECTED ON THE
SILE TRANSPORTER IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT MISSILE READY BUILDING.
LAUNCH AREA "B" --
LAUNCH AREA "C" --
LAUNCH AREA "J" --
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Their use should be resrr.aeo c the particular briefing board(s)
only for the reporting period as indicated ay the date of issue.
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