VLF STATION, VILEYKA, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A002100010040-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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VLF STATION, VILEYKA, USSR
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER PHOTO INTERPRETATION BRIEF
References: LJSATC. Series 200, Sheet 0168-9, 2d ed, Sep 62 (S)
NPIC Project N-67/64 (DIAXX-64-4)
A VLF transmitting station of enormous ex-
tent is located in a marshy area 5 nm WSW of
Vileyka and 44 nm NW of Minsk. First observed
on photography of 1/ the station was
still under construction when last observed on
readable coverage of (Figure 1). The
antenna perimeter alone encloses an area of
approximately 780 acres. This antenna is within
a double-fenced operations area and is composed
of 18 towers arranged to form three contiguous
hexagonal configurations with a tower in the
center of each. These towers probably support
an overhead rigging of antenna wire very similar
to that of the German GOLIATII antenna. flow-
ever, it is important to note the tremendous in-
crease in size of this installation over the al-
ready sizable GOLIATII, for the Vileyka station
Geo Coords: COMOR No: Publication No:
54-27-42N 26-46-4013 None NPIC/R-98/64
NPIC Target No: BE No: Date:
0168-155 None I^ebruary 1964
exceeds the GOLIATI I by better than 50 percent
in all physical aspects, e.g., tower height and
separation, overall dimensions. All observable
significant detail and obtainable mensuration
data are shown on Figure 2, but ground scars
which exist throughout the area and relate only
to construction activity have not been included.
A support areaproviding limited facilities is
situated just to the north. This area contains a
possible power substation and 17 buildings, in-
cluding one administrative, 3 barracks-type, 5
medium-sized shop/maintenance, and 8 small
miscellaneous.
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1:70' x 35' 10 40' x 30' 18 35' x 25' 24 35' x 25 30 1,975'
2 75' x 15' 11 90' x 50' 19 35' x 25' 25 145' x 30' 31 1,975'
3 175' x 40 12 50' x 30 20 35' 25 26 95 x 25 32 925'
4 145 x 35 13 60 x 25' 21 100 x 3C' 27 110 x 50 40' x 25' 33 185"
5 70 x 55 14 115' x 35 22 35' K 25 28 80 x 35 34 880'
6 115 x 55 15 135 x 30' 23 35' x 25' 29 D1 AMETE '5 115' 35 220'
7 50 x 25 (MAIN WING) 36 1,975'
8 45' x 20 16 40' x 30'
9 40' x 30 17 265' x 120' CENTER TOWER HEC. IT 800' - 1300'
!'1-.HHIME T EH TOWER HI GHT 650' - 85C'
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OF ALL THREE F FXAGONS
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