TYYRATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER PLAN OF LAUNCH COMPLEX G AND LAUNCH GROUPS K, L, AND N

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1966
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER
PLAN OF
LAUNCH COMPLEX G
AND
LAUNCH GROUPS K, 1, AND N
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PREFACE
This report is one of a series prepared under NPIC Project 11055/66 in
response to CIA Requirement C-DI5-82,776 requesting detailed line drawings,
to scale, of elements of the Tyuratam Missile Test Center. The basic layout
contained here in was compiled from photography obtained on
with additional data from pertinent photography through
Individual reports will be updated quarterly upon completion
of the series, to reflect changes observed on subsequent photography.
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TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER
PLAN OF
LAUNCH COMPLEX G AND LAUNCH GROUPS K, L, AND N
Launch Complex G and Launch Groups K, L, and N are located on the
west side of the Tyuratam rangehead (Figure 1). Launch Complex G is the
most westerly of the facilities; the launch sites in the launch groups are dis-
persed north and south of the main rail spur and road extending to Launch
Complex G. The facilities at Launch Complex G include a support facility at
46-03N 062-56E, 2 rail-served soft launch areas G1-G2 and G3-G4), a road-served
soft launch area (G5-G6), a revetted stor-
age area, and an unidentified facility. All of the launch areas at Complex G
are complete. The first evidence of construction at this complex was in
when grading activity was apparent at Launch Area Gl-
G2, along with some ground scarring at the complex support facility. In
there was no evidence of construction of any kind related
to the complex.
Launch Group K consists of 2 launch sites; Launch Site Ki-K2 is approxi-
mately 5.0 nm east-southeast of Launch Complex G at 46-01N 063-03E, and
Launch Site K3 (formerly G7) is just east of Launch Area G1-G2 at 46-04N
062-56E. Launch Site K1-K2 contains 2 Type IIIC single silos spaced approxi-
mately 1,100 feet apart, and Launch Site K3 contains a Type IIIC single silo
with associated control and electronic facilities. The 3 launch silos which com-
prise this group are in a midstage of construction. A cable ditch connecting
Launch Site K1-K2 with Launch Site K3 has been backfilled. Track activity
indicates that Launch Site K1-K2 utilizes the support facilities of Launch Com-
plex F, which is located approximately 1.5 nm to the east, and good road
connections to the support facility for Launch Complex G make those facilities
also available. Launch Site K3 appears to use the support facilities of Launch
Complex G. First evidence of construction of this launch group wa
and there was no evidence of construction in
aunch Group L is comprised of 10 Type IIID single-silo sites dispersed
in that portion of the rangehead between Launch Complexes F and G. The
launch group configuration is similar to that seen at many of the deployed
complexes, with 6 sites (L2-L7) arranged in a circular pattern around a central
site (L1) located at 46-03N 062-59E and 3 additional sites (L8-L10) forming a
segment of an outer circle. Launch Site L1, the central site, contains the
control facility for Launch Group L. Improved roads extend to the individual
launch sites of the group, and cable ditching radiates from Sites L1 and L4
to some of the perimeter sites which, in turn, are interconnected. The cable
ditching has been backfilled for the most part. Ditching is difficult to identify
and follow because of extensive track activity in the area and, in some in-
stances, the identity of a ditch is doubtful after it has intersected a road,
another ditch, or a ground scar. These facts must be considered with regard to
the alignments depicted in Figure 1. The first evidence of construction of
Launch Group L was in and there was no
evidence of construction i
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Launch Group N consists of 2 launch sites; Launch Site Ni (formerly K3)
is approximately 0.7 nm west-northwest of Launch Site K1-K2 at 46-02N 063-
03E, and Launch Site N2-N3 (formerly G8-G9) is approximately midway between
Launch Areas Gl-G2 and G3-G4 at 46-04N 062-57E. Launch Site Ni contains a
Type IIID single silo with associated control and electronic facilities, and
Launch Site N2-N3 contains 2 road-served launch silos spaced apart.
A cable ditch connecting Launch Area G5-G6 with Launch Site N2-N3 has
been backfilled. First evidence of construction of this launch group was in
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Water, sewerage, and other utility lines to the facilities discussed in this
report cannot be identified, in most instances, but ground scarring and ditching
along the main roads indicate that these services probably parallel the roads.
Two powerlines can be identified; 1 along the north side of the main access
road to Launch Complex G terminates at an electrical substation on the north
side of the support facility for Complex G, and a second parallels the main
access road to Complex G approximately 1.0 nm to the south. This second
powerline can be identified as far as the vicinity of the south side of the
support facility for Complex G. A probable utility line extends southeast from
the southern part of the support facility for Launch Complex G to the main
support base at Tyuratam. Closed ditching can be identified from the electrical
substation to the vicinity of the electronic facility at the north end of the
support facility for Complex G, Launch Site N2-N3, and Launch Area G3-G4.
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REFERENCES
MAPS OR CHARTS
AMS. DESPA, Series 2, Sheet NL41A-1, 1st ed, 1964, scale 1:50,000 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
REQUIREMENT
CIA. C-DI5-82,776
NPIC PROJECT
11055/66 (partial answer)
TCS-80872/66
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