LAUNCH AREA G1 - G2 TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
2 May 1966
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
TWO POSSIBLE SCRAG MISSILES ARE IDENTIFIED IN
THE LAUNCH AREA. NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
IS EVIDENT AT LAUNCH AREA G1 - G2.
LAUNCH AREA G1-G2 CONTAINS 2 RAIL-SERVED LAUNCH
PADS. EACH PAD IS SERVED BY A GANTRY MOUNTED
ON RAILS ALLOWING IT TO BE MOVED TO AND FROM
THE PAD. THE LAUNCH AREA WAS CONSIDERED COM-
PLETE IN
THE SCRAG WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN THE 9 MAY
65 MOSCOW PARADE. IT IS A 3-STAGE, LIQUID-PRO-
PEELED ICBM. IT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH
ANY KNOWN ICBM TESTED BY THE SOVIETS.
AT THE WEST END OF THE TYURATAM MTC, APPROX-
IMATELY 2 NM NNW OF THE LAUNCH COMPLEX "G"
SUPPORT FACILITY.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only aid 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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6.
NEGATION DATE:
7.
SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
29 KH-4 AN
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4 KH-7 M
ISSIONS
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DIMENSIONS/
.
SPECIFICATIONS: PAD SEPARA
TI
ON 990 FT
(APPROX )
SCRAG MISS
IL
E:
OVERAL
OVERAL
L
L
LENGTH ---
DIAMETER --
(APPROX )
(APPROX )
FIRST-S
TA
GE LENGTH - 60 FT
(APPROX)
SECOND-
ST
AGE LENGTH- 30 FT
(APPROX)
THIRD-S
TAGE LENGTH -
~
(APPROX)
9. MISSION READOUT:
THE LAUNCH AREA IS BEING ENLARGED AND NEW SE-
CURITY FENCING IS IDENTIFIED ON THE NE AND NW SIDES. THE GANTRIES ARE
LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE PADS. A BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY 50 X 40 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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE EXCAVATION FORWARD OF Gl.
DITCHING EXTENDS EASTWARD AND THEN NORTHWARD FROM THE EARTH-
MOUNDED BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE OF G2. DITCHES, APPARENTLY FOR FOOT-
INGS, HAVE BEEN DUG AT THE SOUTH END OF THE MISSILE READY BUILDING BE-
HIND G2, SUGGESTING THAT THE BUILDING WILL BE EXTENDED IN THAT DIREC-
TION. A DITCH EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM ONE OF THE EARTH-MOUNDED BUILDINGS
BETWEEN THE LAUNCH PADS. NUMEROUS UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES ARE IN THE AREA.
MISSILES IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION ARE LOCATED IN FRONT OF BOTH OF
THE READY BUILDINGS. THE ONE AT Gl APPEARS TO HAVE 2 MATED STAGES
II
AND 30 FT IN LENGTH, AND IS IDENTIFIED AS THE FIRST 2
STAGES OF A POSSIBLE SCRAG. THE ONE AT G2 APPEARS TO BE THE SAME BUT
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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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