OMSK ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY GORNAYA BITIYA, USSR

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CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
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December 28, 2016
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September 8, 2011
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7
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Publication Date: 
June 16, 1967
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 TOP SECRET RUFF (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 16 June 19 7 Page 1 . Copy REFERENCE TO:I I OMSK ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY GORNAYA BITIYA, USSR 2. LOCATION: 29 NM NORTH OF OMSK AND 2 NM SOUTH OF GORNAYA THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DIFFUSER AT TEST STAND NO 2 BRINGS THIS TEST FACILITY INTO LINE WITH ALL THE OTHER SOVIET TEST FACILITIES WHICH HAVE 2 TEST STANDS. THIS GIVES THE OMSK FACILITY AN ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST CAPABILITY; BUT UNLIKE THE VORONEZH, KRASNOYARSK, AND PERM TEST FACILITIES, WHICH ALSO HAVE ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST STANDS, THE OMSK ALTITUDE STAND IS LARGE BY COMPARISON. THIS TEST STAND HAS BEEN UNDER'CONSTRUCTION SINCE LATE 1962 AND APPEARS EXTERNALLY COMPLETE BUT NOT OPERATIONAL. THE TEST FACILITY ITSELF APPEARED OPERATIONAL IN MID-1963 WHEN A BLAST SCAR WAS FIRST OBSERVED AT TEST STAND NO 1. TEST STAND NO 1 IS SIMILAR TO BOTH TEST 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 valid only for the re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. GROUP d..ngr. ding end d.cla=~~lice~ien TOP SECRET RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 TOP SECRET RUFF (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment tol 25X1 16 June 1967 Page 2 STAND NO 1 AT THE VORONEZH ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY AND TEST STAND NO 2 AT THE KURUMOCH ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY. 4. COLLATERAL: 5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: 6. NEGATION DATE: 7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 26 KH-4, 8 KH-7, 8. DIMENSIONS SPECIFICATIONS: VERTICAL STEEL STANDARDS: 90 FT DIAM (APPROX) STAND NO 1 IS APPARENTLY COMPLETE. NO NEW EVIDENCE OF TEST ACTIVITY OR MISSILES 90 FT IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN ERECTED ON A CONCRETE PAD EAST OF THE WATER TOWER. ONE (POSSIBLY 2) SMALL BUILDING AND A MEDIUM-SIZED STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THE CIRCULAR CONFIGURATION HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN COMPLETED. A SIMILAR BUT LARGER CIRCULAR STRUCTURE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE ZAGORSK ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY, KRASNOZAVODSK. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT TEST 9. MISSION READOUT: A DIFFUSER HAS BEEN BUILT AT TEST STAND NO 2. A CIRCULAR CONFIGURATION OF VERTICAL STEEL STANDARDS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 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 valid only for the re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. i I TOP SECRET RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 ? 1I I TOP SECRET RUFF (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to 25X1 16 June 196-7 Page 3 Copy 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 valid only for the re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. TOP SECRET RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 OMSK ROCKET ENGINE TEST FACILITY GORNAYA BITIYA, USSR 55-25N 73-16E C9PY NUMBFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100590007-2 __ 25X1 25X1