MOBILE MISSILE CANISTER/TRAINING DEVICE

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP84T00491R000100030001-3
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 31, 2012
Sequence Number: 
1
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Publication Date: 
February 23, 1984
Content Type: 
MISC
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25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . . This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 : CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3 TOP SECRET RUFF (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy MOBILE MISSILE CANISTER/TRAINING DEVICE PLESETSK MOBILE ICBM FACILITY 1, USSR NPIC/PEG (2/84) 25X1 25X1 1. SIGNIFICANCE: A MOBILE MISSILE CANISTER/TRAINING DEVICE IS IN THE OPERATIONS AREA OF THIS SS-16-RELATED FACILITY. (TSR) IMAGERY ENHANCEMENT REVEALS THE PRESENCE OF BANDING AT SEVERAL POINTS ON THE CANISTER. THIS BANDING IS SIMILAR TO THE BANDING OBSERVED ON SS-16 AND SS-20 MISSILE CANISTERS. THE CANISTER WAS IN THE SUPPORT AREA ON (TSR) PLESETSK MOBILE ICBM FACILITY 1 IS A FORMER ES-7 ICEM SOFT LAUNCH SITE WHICH WAS CONVERTED IN THE MID-1970'S TO A MOBILE ICBM FACILITY. THIS FACILITY AND THREE OTHER MOBILE ICBM FACILITIES AT PLESETSK HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED SINCE THEY WERE CONVERTED AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SE-16 SOLID PROPELLANT ICBM. (TSR) These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting per rod as indicated by the date of issue. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 I WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/31 CIA-RDP84T00491 R000100030001-3