LAUNCH AREA EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002300020003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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LAUNCH AREA
EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
2 January 1966
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1. SIGNIFICANCE: 2 NEW., POSSIBLE LAUNCH POSITIONS ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
2. REMARKS : THE LAI.:3_ AREA :OMCTAINS 2 PADS, A SECURITY BUILDING,
A VEHICLE tiTORAGE SHED, 2 SMALL SUPPORT BUILDINGS,
AND AN EARTH-MOUNTED CONTROL BU KER, A SUPPORT
AREA APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET EAST OF 11LAUNCH
AREA CONTAINS A SECURITY BUILDING, 2 SMALL SUPPORT
BUILDINGS, A GABLE-ROOFED BUILDING, AND A FLAT-
ROOFED BUILDING WITH AN ADJACENT STACK. 2 PROBABLE
"GANEF" SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES WERE IDENTIFIED ON
3. LOCATION: 14 NM SSW OF EMBA.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT:
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
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 dote of issue.
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 7 KH-4 and 3 KH-7 MISSIONS.
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: DIMENSIONS OF THE 2 NEW LAUNCH PADS ARE NOT AVAIL-
ABLE AT THIS TIME. THE ORIGINAL LAUNCH PADS
MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 90 BY 85 FEET, WITH AN
APPROXIMATELY 35 BY 25 FOOT PAVED OVERRUN ON THE
FORWARD INNER CORNER.
9. MISSION READOUT: THIS MISSION REVEALS 2 NEW, POSSIBLE LAUNCH POSITIONS
ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON A LINE WITH, AND OUTBOARD OF, THE ORIGINAL
LAUNCH PADS. EACH POSITION IS A ROAD-SERVED, SQUARE, SURFACED PAD WITH
A LOW EARTHERN EMBANKMENT AROUND THE OUTER EDGE. A TOWER IS NOW SEEN ON
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WESTERN NEW POSITIONS AND PAD A-1. UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES/PIECES OF
EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE ORIGINAL PADS, A-1 AMID A-2. 2 NEW BUILDINGS ARE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION EAST OF THE CHECKOUT AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1,800
FEET EAST OF THE LAUNCH AREA.
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
L only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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