ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER SARY SHAGAN, USSR CHANGES AND ADDITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1961

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1962
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ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER
SARY SHAGAN, USSR
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CHANGES AND ADDITIONS AS OF
This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within
the meaning of the espionage laws U. $. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its
transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use
in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign
government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seon only by U. S. personnel especially
indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained
in accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER
SARY SHAGAN, USSR
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CHANGES AND ADDITIONS AS OF
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This report, prepared as a result of NPIC Project JN-256/61 in
answer to CIA requirement DDI/OSI/R-146/61, presents information on
the Antimissile Test Center, Sary Shagan, USSR, derived from a study of
KEYHOLE photography. The report supplements CIA/
PIC/JR-1010/61 1/ and CIA/PIC/JR-3/61. 2/
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INTRODUCTION
Photography of the Sary Shagan Antimissile Test Center from
25X1 D KEYHOLE covers the Support Base,
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Launch Complex A, and Instrumentation Sites 10 and 11 (Figure 1). No
new operational complexes have been added in the visible portions of
25X1 D the center since coverage of but expansion is noted in the
identified and reported on appear unchanged.
Main Housing Complex. Small scale and poor image quality precluded
interpretation of Launch Complex A to the maximum desirable detail and
precluded any interpretation of Instrumentation Sites 10 and 11. However,.
the road pattern and the relative size of areas of activity previously
PRIMARY ROAD
SECONDARY ROAD
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Oo INSTRUMENTATION SITE
Q COMMUNICATION SITE
~ SAM SITE
Q TOWER
MICROWAVE
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SUPPORT
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SUPPORT BASE
The Support Base {Figure 2}, covered in its entirety by cloud-free
photography, appears essentially unchanged from previous coverage, and
all areas appear operational. Expansion, additions, or new installations
have been noted in the following areas and facilities; Main Housing
Complex; Test, Fabrication, Support, and Warehouse Area; SAM Support
Facility; Airfield and Dirt Strip; HEN HOUSE Antenna; and HEN ROOST
Antennas.
The installation previously reported as a possible SAM site, near
Instrumentation Site 2, was clearly identified.. The Water-Treatment
Facility, which was under construction west of the Main Housing Complex
25X1 D in now appears completed.
Main Housing Complex
This complex, whose principal feature is the two large housing areas,
also includes numerous auxiliary areas and facilities. Pertinent details
on the major components of the complex, especially concerning changes
since previous coverage, follow.
Housing Facilities. Although na large-scale construction is evident
25X1 D on the photography, an expansion of the housing facilities
25X1D is visible (Figure 3). As of 326 buildings, with a total floor
-space of 1, 552, 000 square feet, were devoted to personnel housing. On a
basis of 150 square feet per person, the area could have accommodated
10,000 personnel at that time. As of a total of 6,600,000 25x1D
square feet of floor space was devoted to personnel housing (Table 1), and
the population capacity was approximately 44, 000. To support the addi-
tional personnel, more administrative, utility, and recreational facilities
have been constructed.
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missile tracking radars or possibly
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details of an instrumentation or
guidance nature are discernible on
FIGURE 9. GEOMETRICAL LAYOUT OF SAM
LAUNCH AREA. (Majority interpretation.)
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the photography.
The chronological development of the various sites comprising the
SAM Launch Area of Launch Complex A, as evidenced on TALENT and
KEYHOLE photography, is presented in Table 4.
Launch Sites 1 &
2
Complete or
nearly complete
Complete
Gomplete
Launch Sites 3 &
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tdo evidence
Under canstructian
Gomplete or
nearly complete
Site A
No evidence
Complete or nearly
complete
Complete
Site B
i*Io evidence
Under aanstruction
Complete or
nearly complete
CIA PI Interpretation
CIA PI analysts believe that in the ma~arity interpretation, above, the
description of and function ascribed to certain facilities in Launch Complex
A are incongruent with the features observed an the photography. Specific
items include the fallowing:
1. Total number of launch sites and. their construction status.
2, canstructian status and function of Sites A and B.
3. Chronological development of the SAM Launch Area.
4. Importance of "pairing" of sites.
5. Function of the "system."
CIA PI analysts believe that five launch sites are located in the
southwestern section of Launch Complex A (Figure 14). Sites 1, 2, 3, and
4 are definite sites; site 5 is labeled "passible" because of its early
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construction stage. The positioning of the road within the fence (in the
western section of the area), along with the shape and extent of the
construction activity north of the road, support the contention that a
launch site (Site 5) is being built.
Site A consists of a long, low, flat-roofed structure parallel to and north
of its service road and a similar structure under early construction south
of the road. The location of Site A, along with its composition, suggests its
use for missile storage and is somewhat inappropriate for a missile track
radar or guidance function.
Site B (described as similar to Site A in the majority interpretation,
above) has unidentified activity near the terminus of its service road. This
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activity did not, at the time of the photography, resemble a building or
buildings under construction. It could be something as ordinary as a
parking area for vehicles used for constructing Launch Site 5.
The chronological development of the launch area, as seen by CIA PI
analysts, is given in Table 5.
fable 5. Chronological Development of SAti Launch Area
Launch Site 1
Under constructicn
Possibly complete
Complete
Launch Site 2
Under construction
Possibly complete
Complete
Launch Site 3
No evidence
Under construction
Possibly complete
Launch Site 4
^Io evidence
Under construction
Under construction
Poss Launch Site 5
No evidence
Possibly under
Under construction
oonstruction
Site A
No evidence
Under construction
Under construction
The construction chronology of the area follows the traditional Soviet
development pattern for a missile system. Launch Sites 1 and 2 were
first built (without supporting facilities) to match missile hardware to
launch-facility design (or vice versa and to determine the needs for
ground support equipment. The latter constructionofother launch sites and
of Site A appears to indicate the development of a prototype operational
system. A large acquisition radar would be required for this system,
but none has been specifically identified or reported, to be associated
with this system.
The "pairing" of the sites, as described in the majority interpretation,
has no importance beyond showing the R&D phase of Launch Sites 1 and 2.
The comparison of these sites to Kapustn Yar sites is excellent, but no
pairing can be noted at the missile center in China.. The two SAM launch
sites at the Chinese missile center are over a mile apart.
The "system:," as described in the majority .interpretation, is a
probable AMM system. CIA PI analysts, while agreeing that the location of
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a prototype operational SAM system within an antimissile center could
suggest that the system has an antimissile capability, believe that the
photography alone does not indicate such a strong suggestion as a probable
AMM system.
Mission Date Camera/Pass Frames Classification
TSR
TSR
TSC
MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. WAC 245, 4th ed, Dec 56, scale 1:1,000,000 (U)
DOCUMENTS
1. CIA. PIC/JR-1010/61, Antimissile Complex, Sary Shagan, USSR, Apr 61 (S/Noforn Except
-- Downgrading Prohibited)
2. CIA. PIC/JR-3/61, Antimissile Test Complex, Sary Shagan, USSR, Changes Since - 25X1 D
Apr 61 (TSCR)
3. CIA. PIC/JR-1008/61., Surface-to-Air Missile Facilities, Kapustin Yar/Vladimirovka Missile
Test Center, USSR, Mar 61 (S/Noforn -- Downgrading
Prohibited) 25X1 C
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