VSELYUB MRBM COMPLEX, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
N P I C/R-fd 764
February 1964
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A L' !' I N I S T f: A T I O N
ANU r?OUSING
S E C T I O N
VSELYUB MRBM
LAUNCH AREA NO 1 (TYPE 1)
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B~.\O:D
AS~OC :\KL:\: L_aun:h :\rea \~1 ?, :; nni to \L
"I DI I~A~1L: \'sclt~ub Launch tiit~? 1
LOCH-I~IO\: -},3 nm \\\' of \'rl\'uh
FIRST .~I'I'lj:\t:I~l~:
CO\~TRL?C I lOti 5 I~:1 I 1~~:
Launch Site
"I1=:1:1:A1\: l:ollin~; ~\'L:G1.I:\'110\: \\ood~d
SECURI"I-1': Double fence
PADS: Four circular pads ~15~' diatrteter) kith
X00' separation and oriented on an azimuth of 220?
READ' BL1X~ti: I ~a~o dri~~c-throuy,h' tylw (1,~~'
x 6 0') I
OT1iEiL? "I~~o po.~ihle' hld~ of undetermined
size located in center Hof launch site. Alamo a
probable ~,uardhbusc located hrt\~ren fencclincs
at entrance to launch site.
Site Support Facility
TEC11\ICAL SECTIO\: Located 1,000' L~l~ of
launch site. S of the main ~eerss road arc -1
bldgs approx 1~O' x ~0' ~t~ith n parkin, area in
front of each. ~L:cond area con::ists of 2 clear-
in~~s locat~~.i on a loop ri~.3lj.
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COMPLEX, USSR
t~~i -1,~UU' LPL of launch site, on 1~ side of stain
access road to the site. Area contains bbar-
rac}:s-type bld~;s ~1~0' ~ -}~'~ and ~ smaller
possible b1dLS of undetermined Size.
Rail-To-Road TransFer Point
Probably the facilities at Lida, 16.-1 nm 11'i~1'1' of
launch area. Secondary roads connect launch
area ~~~ith 1_ida.
Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius Of Launch Area
D}?atlo\~o \1R13~1 Complex is located 17.2 nm
to the S\\'. Lida \iRB\1 Complex is located
12.2 nm to the \\\".
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LAUNCH AREA NO 2 (TYPE 1)
COOE:Dj: ~3--lti-CiU\ 25--I(>_-1~1~
B?r \O:
ASSOC :\Ri~A: Launch :\rca \0 1, 3 rim to 5\1
TDI IAA\1~-: \'selyub Launch bite '?
LOCATIO\: ~.0 nm \ of \'sel}?uh
FIST .~P1'E:AfZLL~:
CCJ'!C~ 1 hl'C~I lU\ ~~I
Launch Site
TERF:'1I\: Rolling \'f:C;1.1:1-1 [O\: \\ood~~d
SECI'R111': Sinlc fence
PADS: Pour circular pads (17(1' diameters ~tiith
-130' and byCl' _:iration and oriented on an az-
imuth of 2_'U-
RE:~D1" BLLX~~: 1 ?o dri~~e-through t}-pe (1(~O'
x60'
Site Support Facility
~I ECE1\IC::~L SIC 1 l~~\: C:c~n~i.t~ of "~ are:t~ lo-
cated 2,000' \\\\ and ~ ~(~' \I- of center of launch
site. :1rea \\\\' eontain~ :i hld .~ approx 12S' x
-10' on S\1 side of train accc.~~ road and one bldg
approx 12~' x -}1~' on \1. ~id~~ of train acce~:
roa:i. Ih ere app;a:-, to he 'a parking area in
front of each bldg. :area \l~ of center of launch
site con_~ists of a loop road ?itii a cl~~arin; lo-
cated next to a section of th~~ road.
AD\tI\I5 hi::\'I IU\ y HC>l'SI~G ti1.C: l lc)\': L.oca-
ted Y,70'?' ~\\ of launch site, on \ >id~ of main
access road to site. Contains ~ probable bar-
racks-t5?pe bld~s (approx 13~' x 40' j and at
least -I other bldcs of undetermined size. Sev-
eral clearings are obser ~?ed but poor image qual-
itt? precludes further description.
Rail-To-Road Transfer Point
Probabl~? the facilities at Lida, 15.0 nm \~:~\~
of launch area. Secondar~? roads connect launch
area ~~'ith Lida.
Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius OF Launch Area
ll~?atlovo \1f:I3\1 Complex is located 20.2 nm to
the 5\1'. Lida \iK13\1 Complex is located 13.7
nm to the ~\\ .
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