PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002300100022-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: February 15, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX
KAPUSTIN YAR VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER,
USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
3. REMARKS:
4. COLLATERAL:
THIS IS THE SECOND "2-SITE" PROBABLE LONG RANGE
SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX IDENTIFIED IN THE SOVIET UNION
DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF THE SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE
TEST CENTER. THE OTHER "2-SITE" COMPLEX IS
LOCATED AT KURESSAARE ON OSTROV SAAREMAA.
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: THIS MISSION
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: NONE
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 pncerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATION: NONE
9. MISSION READOUT: A PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM (PLRS) LAUNCH COMPLEX
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER. THE
COMPLEX IS LOCATED 12 NM EAST OF KAPUSTIN YAR AND APPROXIMATELY 72 NM ENE
OF THE VOLGOGRAD PLRS LAUNCH COMPLEX. IT IS IN AN EARLY-TO-MID-STAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION AND CONSISTS OF 2 LAUNCH SITES, DESIGNATED A AND B, AND 2
MOUNDED RADAR POSITIONS WITH A CENTRAL CONTROL AT THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE
FACILITY. CONFIRMATION OR NEGATION OF RAILS IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY
SNOW COVER.
THE LAUNCH SITES AND THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE FACILITY APPEAR NEARLY IDENTICAL
TO LAUNCH SITES B AND C AND THEIR CORRESPONDING RADAR POSITIONS AT THE
VOLGOGRAD PLRS COMPLEX. THE AZIMUTH OF A PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR OF A LINE
CONNECTING CONTROL CENTERS A AND B IS 201 DEGREES (PLUS OR MINUS 5 DEGREES).
THE COMPLEX DOES NOT APPEAR SECURED. A POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT AREA
IS LOCATED NORTH OF SITE B.
THE COMPLEX CAN BE NEGATED ONI D WAS FIRST SEEN IN A VERY
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POSITIONS B-2, 5 AND 6, BOTH CONTROL CENTERS AND THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE
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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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