LAUNCH SITE 3 (LAUNCH POINT IV) PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002600030002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 16, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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TEE PAD.
APPROXIMATELY 18 NM NE OF THE TOWN OF PLESETSK.
LAUNCH SITE 3 IS A TYPE IA LAUNCH SITE, HAVING
A SINGLE RAIL-SERVED LAUNCH PAD, IT IS ONE OF
4 SUCH LAUNCH PADS LOCATED AT THE PLESETSK
MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, AND THESE 4 ARE THE
ONLY DEPLOYED TYPE IA SITES WHICH HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED. THE PROTOTYPE FOR THESE SITES IS
LAUNCH SITE B1 AT THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER,
LAUNCH SITE 3 IS LOCATED ON THE SE BANK OF A
TRIBUTARY OF THE YEMTSA RIVER, IT IS ENCLOSED
BY A DOUBLE SECURITY FENCE WHICH FORMS AN
IRREGULAR RECTANGLE APPROXIMATELY 2,600 BY
1,300 FT ORIENTED ON A NW/SE AXIS. THE SINGLE
CONCRETE LAUNCH PAD OVERHANGS A RAVINE; A MISSILE
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.
 8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: LAUNCH PAD -- 180 X 120 FT (APPROX)
CIRCULAR HOLE IN PAD -~(DIAM-APPROX)
OBJECT IN OPENING --~~(DIAM-APPROX)
9. MISSION READOUT: THE MISSILE SERVICE TOWER HAS BEEN REMOVED
AND A CIRCULAR HOLE APPROXIMATELY ^I QN DIAMETER IS APPARENT IN THE
CENTER OF THE PAD, AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (OR OBJECTS) APPROXIMATELY
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, NPIG
TOP SECRET
Approved For Release 2006/11/20 : CIA-RDP78T05929f
 ed For Release 2006/11/20: CIA-RDP78TO5929AO02600030002-8
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PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, USSR
62-57N 40-41E
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