PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION SAM SITE E33-1, MOSCOW, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: May 4, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION
SAM SITE E33-1, MOSCOW, USSR
INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF 8 PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH
POSITIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE ASSOCI-
ATED ELECTRONICS FACILITY (TRIAD 1) AT MOSCOW
SAM SITE E33-1, AND IDENTIFICATION OF A PROBABLE
ELECTRONICS FACILITIES (TRIADS) HAVE BEEN IDEN-
TIFIED AT FOUR OTHER MOSCOW SAM SITES, E05-1,
E15-1, E24-1, AND E31-1. SIMILAR FACILITIES HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AT INSTRUMENTATION SITES 2 AND 10,
"SITE 13", AND LAUNCH COMPLEX "B" AT THE SARY-SHAGAN
ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER. ALTHOUGH CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY AT THE LAUNCH POSITIONS HAS BEEN OBSERVED
FOR SOME TIME, THIS MISSION PROVIDES THE FIRST PROB-
ABLE ABM ASSOCIATION AND THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF
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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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: I I PROVIDED THE FIRST SATELLITE
PHOTOGRAPHY OF MOSCOW SAM SITE E33-1. THIS
MISSION PERMITS THE FIRST ASSOCIATION OF PART
OF THE FACILITIES WITH ABM DEPLOYMENT.
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: TRIAD 1:
DOME AT BUILDING "A": 110 FT (MAXIMUM DIAMETER)
DOME AT BUILDING "B" & "C": MAXIMUM
DIAMETER).
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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TRIAD 2:
BUILDING "A": 120 FT X 155 FT
BUILDINGS "B" & "C": 95 FT X 105 FT
GUILD MISSILES: FIRST GENERATION SAM, DEPLOYED
AT THE MOSCOW SA-1 SITES.
T-SHAPED BUILDINGS:
OVERALL LENGTH: 320 FT
DRIVE-THROUGH BUILDING : 40 FT LONG
9. MISSION READOUT: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED AT TRIAD 1, BE-
LIEVED TO BE FOR PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH POSITIONS. THE PLACEMENT OF THE PRO-
BABLE LAUNCH POSITIONS APPEARS SIMILAR AROUND TRIAD BUILDINGS "B" AND "C".
THERE ARE 2 PROBABLE LAUNCH POSITIONS ON THE ACCESS ROAD NORTH OF THE SMALL
TRIAD BUILDING AND 2 ON THE ACCESS ROAD SOUTH OF THE BUILDING, THE MINIMUM
AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM THE SMALL TRIAD BUILDINGS IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT ON
THE NORTH AND 275 FT ON THE SOUTH. ON THE NORTH ACCESS ROAD THE LAUNCH POSI-
TIONS HAVE A LATERAL SEPARATION DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 345 FT AT TRIAD
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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BUILDING "B" AND 365 FT AT TRIAD BUILDING "C".
WORK ON THE LAUNCH POSITIONS THEMSELVES APPEARS TO BE ONLY IN THE FOUN-
DATION PREPARATION STAGE. RING-LIKE OBJECTS ARE OBSERVED AT THE 2 LAUNCH
POSITIONS ON THE SOUTH ACCESS ROAD AT TRIAD BUILDING "B". IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS UNDERWAY ON THE ACCESS ROAD NORTH OF TRIAD BUILDING
"C" AT TRIAD 2, ALTHOUGH ONLY GRADING IS APPARENT AT THIS TIME.
AT TRIAD 1, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SHELTER APPEARS EXTERNALLY COMPLETE WITH
THE CAPPING SECTION IN PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE RAIL-MOUNTED GANTRY CRANE
HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE SMALL TRIAD BUILDINGS APPEAR COMPLETE AND NO CHANGE
IS DISCERNIBLE.
AT TRIAD 2, RING STRUCTURES ARE PRESENT ON THE ROOFS OF ALL THREE BUILD-
INGS. AT TRIAD BUILDING "A", THE RING SURROUNDING THE PEDESTAL MOUNT IS 90
FT IN DIAMETER, AND 60 FT IN DIAMETER ON TRIAD BUILDINGS "B" AND "C". TWO
WING-TYPE STRUCTURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED IN TRIAD CONSTRUCTION, ARE
LOCATED AT THE REAR CORNERS OF TRIAD BUILDINGS "A", PROJECTING BEHIND AND
PARALLEL TO THE BUILDING, TWO RINGS, WITH AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF APPROXI-
MATELY = ARE LYING ON THE GROUND NEAR TRIAD BUILDING "A".
NINE PROBABLE GUILD MISSILES ARE OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE PROBABLE ABM
LAUNCH COMPLEX AT SAM SITE E33-1.
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
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