LAUNCH SITES 1, 2, 3 AND 4, LAUNCH COMPLEX "A" SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001700050014-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 26, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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LAUNCH SITES 1, 2, 3 AND 4 LAUNCH COMPLEX "A"
SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
THE FIRST LARGE SCALE SNOW-FREE PHOTOGRAPHY TO
COVER THIS COMPLEX REVEALS THE INITIAL SIGHTING
OF UNIDENTIFIED MISSILES AT LAUNCH SITE 3.
PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES DEPLOYED
AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE USSR. SITES 5 AND
6 ARE THE R AND D FACILITIES FOR THE THREE
LENINGRAD PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH
COMPLEXES.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT: NONE
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: SITES 1 AND 2:
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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8. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS: LAUNCH SITE 3: (MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY)
2 UNIDENTIFIED MISSILES:
PROBABLE MISSILE TRANSPORTER:
ALONG THE OUTER ACCESS ROAD HAVE NOT BEEN REVETTED. LAUNCH POSITIONS
1, 4 AND 5 ARE OCCUPIED BY PROBABLE SA-2 LAUNCHERS, POSITION 2 BY A
LAUNCHER WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED MISSILE, POSITION 3 BY A LAUNCHER WITH A
GUIDELINE-TYPE MISSILE, AND POSITION 7 BY AN UNIDENTIFIED LAUNCHER.
POSITION 6 IS UNOCCUPIED. EQUIPMENT IN THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA INCLUDES
2 FAN SONG RADARS, 2 TRUCKS AND 13 VANS. JUST EAST OF LAUNCH POSITION
6 ARE A PROBABLE SA-2 LAUNCHER AND A GUIDELINE-TYPE MISSILE. CLOSER
TO THE NORTHEAST SITE BOUNDARY ARE 2 GUIDELINE-TYPE MISSILES (1 DRAPED).
AN UNIDENTIFIED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, 10 PROBABLE SA-2 LAUNCHERS, 6 VANS
AND A NUMBER OF SETS OF BOGIE WHEELS. THE SPOON REST RADAR REMAINS
POSITIONED BETWEEN LAUNCH SITES 1 AND 2.
LAUNCH SITE 2 -- THE 6 LAUNCH POSITIONS REMAIN UNREVETTED AND UNOCCUPIED.
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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MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA CONSISTS OF A FAN SONG
RADAR, 6 VANS AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED PIECE OF EQUIPMEIT. ONE VEHICLE IS
OBSERVED ON THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SITE AND SEVERAL AT THE ENTRANCE TO
THE LAUNCH AREA. WITHIN A SEPARATELY FENCED AREA ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY
EAST OF SITE 2 ARE 12 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND A CHERRY PICKER
OR CRANE.
LAUNCH SITE 3 -- THE 6 POSITIONS OF SITE 3 ARE OCCUPIED BY RAIL-TYPE
LAUNCHERS. FORMER POSITION 6, UNOCCUPIED BY A LAUNCHER, CAN BE CLEARLY
SEEN ON THIS MISSION. TWO PROBABLE DOLLIES ARE OBSERVED AT POSITIONS
1, 5 AND 6 AND ONE Is PRESENT AT POSITION 2. THE LARGE ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTERS OCCUPYING THE LEG EXTREMITIES AT POSITIONS 3 AND 4 APPEAR
TO BE CONNECTED BY A STRUCTURE OR DRAPE. TWO ADDITIONAL APPENDAGES OR
POSSIBLE CRATES EXTEND FROM ONE OF THE SHELTERS ON POSITION 4. AN
UNIDENTIFIED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS POSITIONED JUST SOUTH OF THESE
SHELTERS AT POSITION 3. AT POSITION 5 AN OBJECT ABUTS ONE OF THE PRO-
BABLE DOLLIES. THE CENTRAL CONTROL AREA IS OCCUPIED BY 4 VANS. THE OLD
LAUNCH POSITIONS CONSIST OF A SQUARE LAUNCH POINT AND A FORKED PATTERN WITH
LEGS OF VARYING WIDTHS. JUST NORTH OF POSITION 3 ARE 2 UNIDENTIFIED
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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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EQUI PMENT/ OBJECTS .
LAUNCH SITE 4 -- ALL POSITIONS ARE OCCUPIED BY RAIL-TYPE LAUNCHERS
EXCEPT POSITION 3 WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OCCUPIED. TWO PROBABLE
DOLLIES OR PIECES OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED AT THE ENDS OF THE
FORKED PATTERNS AT POSITIONS 1 AND 3, AND ONE AT POSITIONS 2, 4 AND 5.
AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS FOUND AT THE APEX OF THE FORK AT
POSITIONS 1 THROUGH 4. POSITION 6, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE TO LACK THE
FORKED PATTERN, HAS 2 PIECES OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT NEAR THE LAUNCHER. SIX
VANS OCCUPY THE CENTRAL CONTROL AREA. TWO POSSIBLE VANS, EACH APPROX-
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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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