LAUNCH COMPLEX "G" 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: February 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: June 10, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. REMARKS:
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CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING AT LAUNCH AREA
LAUNCH COMPLEX "G" CONTAINS 3 LAUNCH SITES,
EACH OF WHICH HAS 2 LAUNCH PADS. LAUNCH AREAS
G1-G2 AND G3-G4 ARE RAIL AND ROAD-SERVED, AND
EACH PAD AT BOTH SITES IS SERVED BY A GANTRY.
LAUNCH AREA G5-G6 IS ROAD-SERVED AND HAS ONE
GANTRY SERVING BOTH PADS.
LAUNCH AREA G1-G2 WAS CONSIDERED COMPLETE
LAUNCH COMPLEX "G"
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I AND LAUNCH AREA G3-G4 IN
1IEW CONSTRUCTION
3. LOCATION:
ACTIVITY WAS NOTED AT LAUNCH AREA G1-G2.
WEST END OF THE TYURATAM MTC.
These i,otes hav.7 flee,, n onar,-d 'or briefing uuipcses only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to 'ho uarfic:+lar briefing heard; ' t! a; r er; prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
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Division, NPiC
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LAUNCH AREA G5-G6 IN
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THE LAST IDENTIFIED FIRING OF AN SS-10 OCCURRED
LAUNCH AREA G3-G4 IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE
SITE FROM WHICH THE "PROTON" VEHICLES WERE
LAUNCHED.
LAUNCH AREA G5-G5 IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS-
SOCIATED WITH THE SS-11 ICBM TEST PROGRAM.
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: COMPLEX
G1-G2
G3-G4
G5-G6
6. NEGATION DATE: COMPLEX
G1-G2
G3-G1
G5-G6
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: COMPLEX
29 KH-4 AND 7 KH-7 MISSIONS.
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: G1-G2:
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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GANTRY HEIGHT (BOTH) 125 FT
G3-G4:
PAD SEPARATION 2,000 FT
GANTRY HEIGHT (BOTH) 190 FT
G5-G6:
PAD SEPARATION
GANTRY HEIGHT
9. MISSION READOUT:
LAUNCH AREA G1-G2: THIS PASS PROVIDES
THE BEST COVERAGE OF THE EXCAVATION FORWARD OF G2 AND THE POSSIBLE RAILBED
ON THE DOWNRANGE SIDE OF THE LAUNCH AREA. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OBSERVED.
LAUNCH AREA G3-G4: THE DITCH EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE LAUNCH AREA ON
THE EAST SIDE OF THE ACCESS ROAD HAS BEEN EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FT
FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. NO OTHER CHANGE.
LAUNCH AREA G5-G6: THERE ARE NOW 3 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ON
G6. THE POSITIONS OF THE VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ALONG THE EAST FENCE
HAVE CHANGED AND THESE NOW APPEAR TO BE 6 VEHI1LES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THERE
ARE AT LEAST 2 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT PARKED IN THE SW CORNER OF THE
LAUNCH AREA. NO OTHER CHANGE.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE OBSERVED AT THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY.
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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