EMBA-04 SUBSYSTEM ACTIVITY AT EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 1, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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imagery analysis report
Emba-04 Subsystem Activity at
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EMBA-04 SUBSYSTEM ACTIVITY AT
EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR (S)
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1. Twenty Emba-04 missile canisters were in two areas at Emba Missile Test Center (MTC; ~ 25X1
on (Figure 1). This is the largest number of Emba-04 missile canisters observed at 25X1
Emba to date. Thirteen canisters were in Emba MTC Operations Support Area Figure 2), 25X1
where both new and spent canisters are stored, and seven were in launch area C of Emba MTC Launch
Complex Figure 3), where missile firings occur. The presence of 20 Emba-04 canisters at 25X1
Emba and imagery-derived indications of more than five1'2 Emba-04 launches indicate that full-system
flight testing is probably underway.
2. Two Emba-04 canisters were first identified in the Operations Support Area on imagery ofd
=The number of canisters observed increased slowly during 1980 and 1981, with highs of five and
eight, respectively, at the MTC. During 1982 the number of canisters increased more rapidly, to a high of
s were present on The recent increase of four canisters
in the Operations Support Area (Figure 2). Missile railcars, which
deliver the canisters, were also present between (S/WN)
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3. While 20 Emba-04 canisters at Emba have been confirmed on imagery,
launch complex, however, suggests that more than five launches have occurred. Apparent prelaunch
activity, possibly related to Emba-04 launches, has been seen at pads C-1 and C-2 in launch area C. During
prelaunch activity, an Emba-04 transporter-erector-launcher and radar (TELAR) was on pad C-1 or C-2
with one or two canisters on board, usually in the vertical launch position. The activity shown in Figure 4
is typical of that which has been observed. The Emba-04 TELAR carries two missiles in canisters and a
radar that is deployed horizontally from the front of the TELAR (Figure 5).
i lona prelaunch activity has included an increase in the number of support
vehicles in the launch area and the presence of buses and/or jeeps at the launch pad and/or the high-bay
support building. The increased activity level was first seen in early June 1980, prior to the first confirmed
launch of the Emba-04 on Since that time, there have been 11 additional periods of time when
prelaunch activity has been seen. The observations of these activities varied from two single observations
of activities probably lasting only a few days each to multiple observations of activity lasting slightly more
than two months.
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Imagery confirms that five periods were approximately one week in duration.
4. During previous missile test programs at Emba, and most recently in the Emba-03 program, full-
system flight testing started when approximately 20 missile canisters had accumulated and approximately
ten confirmed missile firings had taken place.3 It cannot be determined from imagery how many launches
may have occurred, because the cold-launched Emba-04 missile leaves no blast mark, and spent canisters
are indistinguishable from new canisters. 0
5. The Emba-04 missile and canister are part of the Emba-04 subsystem of the SA-X-12 missile
system, which also includes the Emba-03 subsystem. The Emba-03 is assessed to be a high-performance,
medium-range SAM system, probably a follow-on to the SA-4. The Emba-04 is either a long-range SAM or
an antitactical ballistic missile system. The Emba-03 may be deployed by 1984, while the Emba-04 probably
will not be deployed until at least 1986. (S/WN)
All applicable satellite imagery acquired from April 1974 through April 1983 was used in the preparation of this
report. (S/WN)
DOCUMENTS
1. CIA. SW SWDR 83-129K, "USSR: First Detected Full-System Test of the EM-4 SAM
Science and Weapons Daily Review, 16 Feb 83
2. MIA. "Soviet ATBM Capability." MIA Weekly Wire Number 83-5 Sl/SAO Supplement, 171400Z Feb 83
DST-1070R-010-81-SAO-RPT 4, Soviet Missile Test Range (EMTR) (U), Dec 81
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Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. They may be directed to Warsaw Pact
Forces Division, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC,
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USAITAC/IIPD drawing Z-6238 NPJC (5/82).
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FIGURE 5. CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF EMBA-04 TELAR WITH CANISTERS
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