ACTIVITY AT MAKAT AND TEREKTY ASM IMPACT AREAS, (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1985
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Top Secret
basic imagery interpretation report
Activity at Makat and Terekty
ASM Impact Areas,E
MISSILE RANGES: AIR LAUNCHED FACILITIES
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Makat ASM Impact Area
Terekty ASM Impact Area
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES CATEGORY BE NO
48-06-OON 053-44-OOE
48-17-30N 048-33-30E
COMIREX NO
DMAAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheets 0236-21, 0236-22, and 0235-24, scale 1:200,000
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ACTIVITY AT MAKAT AND TEREKTY ASM IMPACT AREAS
target radar sites B and C in October 1981 and
November 1982, respectively, suggest that target
radar site A may provide aircraft tracking informa-
tion for the Makat ASM Impact Area. (TSR)
1. This report updates NPIC basic reports on Makat ASM Impact Area and Terekty ASM Impact Area
in the USSR and satisfies the basic reporting requirement for these targets. The report describes air-to-sur-
face missile (ASM) activity (as measured by impact craters) at the target sites and support facilities from[
2. Makat and Terekty ASM Impact Areas are used for live-fire training of air launch crews and for
testing of ASMs. BAR LOCK early warning radars and corner reflector panels arrayed on a north-to-south
axis continued to be the primary targets. TUB BRICK, FLAP WHEEL, and KING PIN electronic countermea-
sure (ECM) radars were also used. During the reporting period, at least 64 new ASM impact craters were
discerned in the two impact areas. Twenty-four resulted from antiradiation missiles at radar targets and 37
resulted from other ASM variants at corner reflector target sites. In addition, at least three new craters
were observed on long strips of graded earth that probably serve as target-recognition patterns. (TSR)
3. Two THIN SKIN A-type radar vans have remained at target radar sites A and B of Terekty Radar
Area D. The presence of impact craters near one of the associated support vans suggests that the support
van may be used to generate decoy radar signals that divert incoming missiles from the THIN SKIN target.
At Terekty Radar Area A, two possible telemetry- or electronics-associated vans were identified at target
radar site C, and a new corner reflector target site was also identified south of Terekty corner reflector tar-
get site B. Terekty Radar Area C was active after a long period of inactivity. (TSR)
4. Two maps, six annotated photographs, and four tables are included in this report. Table 4 is new
to this report. The crater numbering sequence in Tables 1. 2, and 3 continues the sequence used in the
two previous NPIC reports in this series-
BASIC DESCRIPTION
Makat ASM Impact Area
5. Makat ASM Impact Area is approximately
475 kilometers (km) east of Akhtubinsk/Vladimir-
ovka Airfield which is a staging
area for some of the ASM aircraft, and approxi-
mately 60 km northeast of Makat. The impact area
(Figure 1) contains Makat Target Area A (BE
Makat Target Area B (BE
get sites.' (TSR)
Makat Target Area A
6. At Makat Target Area A, no new missile
impact craters were observed at target radar site A,
the only remaining active site in this target area.
The BAR LOCK radar remained on an earthen
mound, and no changes to the radar or the inline
parking configuration of the radar power and sup-
port equipment were observed. The continued ab-
sence of new impact craters at this site, its proximi-
ty to a support area, and the abandonment of
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Makat Target Area B
7. At Makat Target Area B, BAR LOCK radars
with power and support equipment, arranged in
an unusual inline configuration, remained at target 25X1
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sites A, C, and D. Between
seven new impact craters were
observed at target radar site A (Figure 2). The close
proximity of the impact craters to the target radars
and the presence of three to six replacement BAR
LOCK radar vans in the support area during this
period suggest that several of these craters result-
WHEEL and one KING PIN radar were nearby and
probably connected by cable to the BAR LOCK
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53?45'
CORNER REFLECTOR
TARGET SITE A
(INACTIVE)
MAKAT TARGET
CORNER REFLECTOR AREA A
TARGET SITE B
CORNER REFLECTOR
TARGET SITE C
NAUTICAL MILES
2 3 4 5
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2 4 6 8 10
MAKAT TARGET
AREA B
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radar support equipment at site A between
The FLAP
WHEEL and KING PIN were removed from the site
by No impact craters were
observed near the ECM radar (Figure 3). (TSR)
8. One impact crater, a probable direct hit,
vehicle revetment, and one of its antennas was on
the ground. Ground scars indicated that this van
had been towed from the crater to the revetment.
No craters were observed at target radar site D
during this period, and target radar site B has been
abandoned since mid-1979. Crater diameters, azi-
muths, and distances from the target radars at sites
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A BAR LOCK radar van was in a near y
A and C are given in Table 1. (TSR)
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Table 1.
New Impact Craters, Makat Target Area B,
Dist/Az
Negation First Diam fm Target
Crater Date Observed (m) (m/deg) Remarks
Target Radar Site A (48-02-56N 053-43-20E)
Target: BAR LOCK
A25
A26
A27
A28
A29
A30
Target Radar Site C (48-02-52N 053-42-56E)
Target: BAR LOCK
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Makat Corner Reflector Target Sites A, B and C
10. TerektyASM Impact Area, approximately
165 km east of Akhtubinsk/Vladimirovka Airfield
present since
gone (removed by
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away
Terekty ASM Impact Area
and 60 km northeast of Terekty, 25X1
reflector target sites Fi ure 4).2 Terekty ASM Radar
Area C a probable tracking facili- 25X1
ty, is also within the impact area. (TSR)
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CORNER REFLECTOR
TARGET SITE C
CORNER REFLECTOR
TARGET SITE B
(INACTIVE)
CORNER REFLECTOR
TARGET SITE A
(INACTIVE)
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Terekty ASM Radar Area A
seen. Only two new antiradiation missile impact
craters were confirmed, due to limited imagery
received during this reporting period. One impact
crater, a direct hit, was observed at target radar
site B on imagery of At target radar
site C, an impact crater was observed on imagery
of and the BAR LOCK radar
appeared undamaged. Target radar site F was
abandoned between
Target radar sites D and E were aban-
doned in mid-1977 and December 1980, respec-
tively. Crater diameters, azimuths, and distances
from the target radars at sites B and C are given in
Table 2. (TSR)
12. Two possible telemetry- or electronics-
associated vans have been observed north and
west of target radar sites A, B, and C since
(Figure 5). Imagery evidence indicates that
the vans may be associated with target radar site C.
Vehicle tracks between the vans and the support
area indicate that these vans are frequently used,
which suggests that the vans may monitor ASM
activity. (TSR)
Terekty ASM Radar Area D
13. At Terekty ASM Radar Area D (Figure 6),
all five target radar sites were occupied during the
reporting period. However, target radar site D was
abandoned between
when the probable FLAP WHEEL
radar and support equipment previously present
were removed; only two probable derelict vehicles
remained. Fourteen new impact craters-three of
which were on probable target-recognition pat-
terns formed by graded earth-were observed.
Crater diameters, azimuths, and distances from the
target radars at target radar sites A, C, and E are
given in Table 3. (TSR)
14. Since mid-1978, THIN SKIN A-type radar
vans have been observed at target radar sites A
(where one support van has been observed) and B
(where three to five support vans have been ob-
served). Each THIN SKIN A-type van supports an
elliptical antenna, approximately 1 meter wide,
mounted horizontally on two support masts. The
height of the antenna cannot be determined from
the imagery. At site A, the support van, with an
unidentified object at one end, remained associat-
ed with the THIN SKIN A-type radar van (Figure
6A). The support van is connected by cable to the
THIN SKIN A-type van, which is probably also con-
nected by cable to an adjacent earth-covered bun-
ker. During this reporting period, four new impact
craters (Figures 6 and 6A) were observed near the
support van at site A, which suggests that the sup-
port van probably generated decoy signals to di-
vert incoming antiradiation missiles from the THIN
SKIN A-type radar target. At site B, the THIN SKIN
A-type radar van and the support vans remained
parked together during the reporting period. No
craters have ever been observed at site B. (TSR)
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15. FLAP WHEEL and KING PIN radars also
were observed at target radar site A during the
reporting period. On an impact
crater (A6) was next to a FLAP WHEEL radar, indi-
cating a near miss. On another im-
pact crater (A7) was at the location previously oc-
cupied by the FLAP WHEEL, indicating a direct hit,
and the damaged FLAP WHEEL chassis was adja-
cent to the impact crater (Figure 6A). (TSR)
17. The support area near site A has con-
tained varying amounts of ECM, TUB BRICK, AND
KING PIN radars as well as operational instrumen-
tation and meteorological equipment. (TSR)
Table 2.
New Impact Craters, Terekty ASM Radar Area A,
Negation First Diam
Crater Date Observed (m)
Dist/Az
fm Target
(m/deg) Remarks
Target Radar Site B (48-15-OON 048-31-28E)
Target: BAR LOCK
Target Radar Site C (48-14-53N 048-31-18E)'
Target: BAR LOCK
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