CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITES W AND J1/2, USSR 22 APRIL 1982

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• Publication Date: April 22, 1982
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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITES W AND J1/2, USSR
.' (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CONSTRUCTION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
PROGRESSED AT SPACE LAUNCH SITE W AND AT A SLOWER RATE
AT SPACE LAUNCH J1/2 DURING LATE 1981 AND 1982.
(S/D) REMARKS: AT LAUNCH SITE W,
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED ON THE LAUNCH PAD SUBSTRUCTURE
WHICH WAS IN THE MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION (GRAPHIC
1). A LARGE LATTICE LIGHTNING ARRESTER TOWER (32 METERS
AT THE BASE AND CURRENTLY 81.3 METERS HIGH) WAS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION SOUTHWEST OF THE LAUNCH PAD. THE BASE
COMPONENTS FOR A SERVICE GANTRY WERE SOUTHEAST OF THE
LAUNCH PAD AND DUAL TRACKS FOR A TRANSPORTER/ERECTOR
WERE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE LAUNCH PAD
(GRAPHIC 2). A PROBABLE WATER DELUGE SYSTEM WAS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION NORTHWEST OF THE LAUNCH POSITION. THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST DELUGE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH SOVIET
SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES.
(S/D) A CRYOGEN STORAGE AREA CONSISTING OF TEN SPHERICAL
TANKS IS NEARING COMPLETION NORTH OF THE LAUNCH POSITION
(GRAPHIC 3). THE SPHERICAL TANKS WILL BE USED TO STORE
HIGH-ENERGY PROPELLANTS FOR THE UPPER STAGE(S) OF THE
LAUNCH VEHICLES. CRYOGEN STORAGE AREAS FOR HIGH-ENERGY
PROPELLANTS WERE ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT P CE LAUNCH
SITE J1/2 AND LAUNCH SITE Y1/2 TWO
TYPES OF SPHERICAL TANKS (TYPE-A AND TYPE-B) WILL BE
USED TO STORE THE CRYOGENS. THE TANKS APPEAR TO BE
IDENTICAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL STRUCTURE ON THE
TOP OF EACH TYPE-A TANK. THE IDENTIFICATION OF TWO
TYPES OF TANKS FOR STORING CRYOGENS SUGGESTS THAT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGEN PROPELLANTS MAY BE USED.
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(S/D) THE MODIFICATION TO SPACE LAUNCH SITE J1/2 IS
PROGRESSING AT A SLOW RATE AND THE EXTENT OF THE
MODIFICATION TO OCCUR AT THE LAUNCH SITE IS UNKNOWN
(GRAPHIC 4). MODIFICATION TO THE LAUNCH SITE THUS FAR
HAS CONSISTED OF CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PROPELLANT
STORAGE AREAS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE GANTRY.
(S/D) ADDITIONAL ARCH-ROOFED PROPELLANT BUNKERS AND A
CRYOGEN STORAGE AREA HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LAUNCH
SITE. THE ARCHED-ROOFED PROPELLANT BUNKERS WILL
PROBABLY STORE CONVENTIONAL PROPELLANTS FOR THE LOWER
STAGE(S) OF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE NEW CRYOGEN STORAGE
AREA WILL CONTAIN-TEN SPHERICAL TANKS FOR STORING HIGH-
ENERGY PROPELLANTS. A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR ASSEMBLING THE
SPHERICAL TANKS WAS IDENTIFIED AT COMPLEX J. THE NEW
TECHNIQUE INVOLVES THE ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE
LOWER OUTER HEMISPHERE AT ITS PERMANENT LOCATION. THE
INNER TANK, WHICH HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED AWAY FROM THE
POSITION, IS LOWERED INTO THE LOWER HEMISPHERE. THE
UPPER HEMISPHERE IS THEN PLACED OVER THE INNER TANK
DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF ASSEMBLY.
(S/D) MODIFICATION TO THE SERVICE GANTRIES AT J1/2
INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE SERVICE PLATFORMS ON THE
ROTATABLE SERVICE GANTRIES AND THE REMOVAL OF THE TOP 23
METERS OF THE GANTRY AT LAUNCH POSITION J2. NO APPARENT
MODIFICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO EITHER LAUNCH APERTURE.
THREE LATTICE LIGHTNING ARRESTER TOWERS, TWO AT POSITION
J1 AND ONE AT POSITION J2 HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED. THE
TOWERS ARE EACH 25 METERS AT THE BASE AND 182 METERS
HIGH.
(S/D) THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPACE LAUNCH W BEGAN IN MID-
1978 AND AT SPACE LAUNCH SITE J1/2 IN LATE 1979. THE
CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION OF THESE LAUNCH SITES IS
IN PREPARATION FOR SUPPORT OF VARIANTS OF THE SL-W
VEHTI"T E PROJECTED TO BE LAUNCHED DURING THLE 19811 1
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COORDINATES 46-00-21N 063-18-33E
COORDINATES 45-57-47N 063-18-27E
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