PROBABLE MISSILE TEST SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION CHIANG-TZU-PI SSCM LNCH/TRKG SITE, TAIWAN (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: February 2, 1984
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PROBABLE MISSILE TEST SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
CHIANG-TZU-PI Sam LNCH TRKG SITE, TAIWAN (SWN)
1.1 SIGNIFICANCE: A NEW PROBABLE MISSILE TEST SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF TAIWAN. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE NEW PROBABLE TEST SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
TMW-OVERLOOKING THE PHILLIPPINE SEA AND CONSISTS OF A PROBABLE
LAUNCH AREA AND A PROBABLE TELEMETRY/TRACKING AREA. THE PROBABLE
MISSILE LAUNCH AREA CONSISTS OF A 30-METER DIAMETER CONCRETE
SUBSTRUCTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN A DEEP EXCAVATION WITH FOUR LONG
LINEAR EXCAVATIONS LEADING INTO IT, A PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND POSSIBLE
CONTROL BUILDING IN THE EARLY-TO-MID STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION, TWO
CIRCULAR GRADED AREAS (ONE WITH A SEMI-CIRCULAR CONCRETE RETAINING
WALL), TWO SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. TUNNELS
CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ELECTRONIC/TELEMETRY CABLES OR POSSIBLE
PROPELLANT LINES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED IN THE FOUR LINEAR EXCAVATIONS
LEADING INTO THE SUBSTRUCTURE. (SWN)
COORDINATES 22-08-40N 120-53-12E (S)
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
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THE PROBABLE TELEMETRY/TRACKING AREA CONSISTS OF A CLEARED AREA
OVERLOOKING THE PROBABLE LAUNCH AREA. THE ROAD SYSTEM INTERCONNECTING
THE TWO AREAS WAS BEING PAVED WITH PREFABRICATED CONCRETE BLOCKS. (SWN)
THE PROBABLE MISSILE TEST SITE WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE
MISSILE-RELATED CONSTRUCTION SITE ON IMAGER WHEN AN
EXTENSIVE AREA (152 500 SQUARE METERS) WAS BEING CLEARED AND GRADED.
IN ADDITION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR
CLEARING AND GRADING FOR EXPANSION OF THE SITE
WAS CONTINUING. (SWN)
CRANE, THE SITE MIGHT BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BALLISTIC MISSILES.
HOWEVER, IF THE SUBSTRUCTURE IS FOR A CONTROL BUILDING, AND THE
CIRCULAR AREAS ARE FOR MISSILE LAUNCHERS, THE NEW FACILITY MAY?ONLY BE
ANALYST'S COMMENTS: AT THE CURRENT STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION, THE TYPE AND
SIZE OF MISSILES TO BE TESTED AT THE NEW FACILITY CAN NOT BE
DETERMINED. IF THE CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE IS FOR A GANTRY TOWER OR
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