CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001500030070-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: December 14, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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1966 DEC 14
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TWO SEPARATELY SECURED
CITE NPIC 9322.
UNIDENTIFIED AREAS AT THE PLESETSK
OPCEN
STATE/RCI
CINCLANTFLT
CINCPACFLT
CINCUSNAVEUR
CINCLANT
CINCPAC
LANTINTCEN
FICPAC
CONNAVFORJAPAN
CONSECONDFLT
YDHAVQC/CINCEUR
YSHKLRC/USARPAC
AFSSO PACAF
AFSSO ACIC
AFSSO FTD
AFSSO AFSC
AFSSO B SD
AFSSO ESD
AFSSO SSD
AFSSO USAF (ALSO PASS NIC)
AFSSO USAFE
USAFSS
INFO FICEUR
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MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, USSR HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE SIMILAR
TO FACILITIES AT KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADIMIROVKA MISSILE TEST CENTER AND
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER. THE AREAS AT PLESETSK ARE LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MAIN HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION AREA.
THE EASTERNMOST AREA IS SIMILAR TO AND APPEARS TO SERVE THE SAME
FUNCTION AS THE UNIDENTIFIED AREA IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST OF LAUNCH
COMPLEX C AT KAPUSTIN YAR. IN THE FUTURE THESE AREAS WILL BE
REFERRED TO BY NPIC AS MISSILE HANDLING FACILITIES. AT BOTH KAPUSTIN
YAR AND PLESETSK, THE FACILITIES CONSIST OF A RAIL AND ROAD SERVED
SECURED AREA WITHIN WHICH THREE MAJOR BUILDINGS AND A RAIL-TO-ROAD
TRANSLOADING AREA ARE LOCATED. ONE-BUILDING, HAVING A HIGH BAY
SECTION IS RAIL SERVED AND
HAS 4 PROBABLE LIGHTNING ARRESTERS POSITIONED AROUND IT. THE OTHER
TWO MAJOR BUILDINGS AT BOTH FACILITIES ARE ROAD SERVED ONLY AND
MEASURE 190 BY 50 FEET. SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER
STRUCTURES ARE POSITIONED WITHIN BOTH AREAS. AT KAPUSTIN YAR,
A STEAM PLANT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SECURED AREA WHILE AT PLESETSK
A STEAM LINE.FROM THE HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION AREA SERVES THE
FACILITY. THREE ADDITIONAL BUILDING FOUNDATIONS AT PLESETSK OBSERVED
INDICATE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY
ON THREE BUILDINGS APPARENTLY IDENTICAL TO THOSE ALREADY PRESENT.
THE FACILITY AT KAPUSTIN YAR WAS INITIALLY OBSERVED UNDER CON-
STRUCTION IN AND JUDGED COMPLETE IN
WHILE THE ONE AT PLESETSK WAS FIRST SEEN UNDER CONSTRCT-
ION IN F AND THE FIRST SET OF BUILDINGS JUDGED
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THE OTHER UNIDENTIFIED FACILITY AT PLESETSK (THE WESTERNMOST)
CONTAINS A MULTI-STORY MASONRY-BUILDING MEASURING APPROXIMATELY
440 BY 160 FEET WHICH APPEARS TO BE NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED LARGE BUILDING IN THE SUPPORT FACILITY FOR COMPLEX A
AT TYURATAM. THE BUILDING AT PLESETSK IS RAIL SERVED WHEREAS THE
ONE AT TYURATAM AS YET IS NOT. THE PLESETSK BUILDING WAS INITIALLY
OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION I AND APPEARED TO
BE COMPLETE IN WHILE THE NEW BUILDING AT LAUNCH
COMPLEX A WAS FIRST SEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN
AND APPEARED TO BE COMPLETE IN
DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME (1964-1966) OTHER NEW ACTIVITY
AT PLESETSK INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF LAUNCH SITES 9, 10 AND
13, ADDITIONS TO LAUNCH SITE 2, AND INITIATION OF UNIDENTIFIED
CONSTRUCTION 20 MILES TO THE EAST OF SITES 9 AND 10.
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