MOBILE ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 5, USSR

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CIA-RDP84T00171R000300390001-7
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December 28, 2016
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January 27, 2012
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1
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December 2, 1983
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000300390001-7 DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS 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 .. . 4'4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000300390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7 I TOP SECRET RUFF d 25X1 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy MOBILE ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 5, USSR NPIC/PEG (12/83) 1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE SOVIETS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE A HIGH INTEREST IN MAINTAINING YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO THE SS-16 MOBILE ICBM LAUNCH REFERENCE POSITIONS (LRP) AT PLESETSK. (TSR) 2. REMARKS: SNOW REMOVAL IS OBSERVED AT ALL 12 LAUNCH REFERENCE POSITIONS (LRP) AT PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 5. RECTANGULAR AREAS LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE A TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF SNOW IN FRONT OF TWO PAIR OF LRP. THIS TYPE OF SNOW REMOVAL IS CLEARLY DISTINCT FROM THE ROUTINE SNOW REMOVAL, AND REFLECTS THE NEED FOR MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE LRP ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS. (TSR) WHILE THE SOVIETS USE SNOW PLOWS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM ACCESS ROADS AND PARKING APRONS. SNOW REMOVAL AT THE LRP APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DONE BY HAND SHOVELING OR WITH SNOW BLOWERS. THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN A COMMON PRACTICE SINCE THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF LFP IN 1976. THE PRESENT SNOW REMOVAL INDICATES THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 1983-1984 WINTER SEASON. (TSR) THERE ARE 42 LRP INSTALLED AT FOUR MOBILE ICBM BASES AT PLESETSK. THE 42 LRP ARE IN PAIRS AT OR NEAR THE OPERATIONS AREA OF EACH BASE, AND ARE PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE IN-GARRISION AZIMUTH ALIGNMENT OF THE SS-16 MISSILE GUIDANCE PACKAGE. (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 fo and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved TOP SECRET RUFF Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/27: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000300390001-7