PROBABLE SAM TRAINING AREA ANTIPINSKOYE, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001400010001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

1 February 1966
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PROBABLE SAM TRAINING AREA
ANTIPINSKOYE, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THERE IS NO NEW CONSTRUCTION BUT THE AMOUNT OF
EQUIPMENT IN THE AREA INDICATES PROBABLE SAM
TRAINING. THE NORTHERNMOST OF THE 2 MIRROR-IMAGE
LAUNCH AREAS (AREA "B") IS OCCUPIED.
2. REMARKS: THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF LAUNCH AREA "B", HAS
SERVICE ROADS, LAUNCH POSITIONS, AND GUIDANCE
AREAS ALL APPEAR TO BE CONSTRUCTED SLIGHTLY
ELEVATED ABOVE THE TERRAIN, A PRACTICE COMMON
IN PERMAFROST ZONES. THE ANTIPINSKOYE AREA IS
ISOLATED ENOUGH TO PERMIT LIVE FIRING OF MISSILES.
3. LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 3 NM EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF ANTI-
PINSKOYE AND 50 NM NORTH OF THE CITY OF CHITA.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT: NONE.
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 29 KH-4 AND 8 KH-7 MISSIONS.
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8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: THE LAUNCH PADS ARE APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 FT
WIDE AT THE SERVICE ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 35 TO
55 FT LONG. THE PAD SEPARATION IS ABOUT 200 FT.
THE DIAMETERS OF THE LAUNCH SITES WITHIN LAUNCH
AREA B IS SLIGHTLY OVER 500 FT. THE EAST-WEST
ROAD CONNECTING THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD IS ABOUT
700 FT IN LENGTH.
9. MISSION READOUT: THE NORTHERNMOST OF THE 2 MIRROR-IMAGE LAUNCH AREAS,
AREA "B", IS OCCUPIED. EACH SITE CONTAINS A FAN SONG RADAR AND 6 VANS
IN THE CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA AND EACH OF THE 12 LAUNCH POSITIONS CON-
TAINS AN SA-2 LAUNCHER. IMMEDIATELY TO THE REAR OF THIS LAUNCH AREA ARE
9 SA-2 TRANSPORTERS WITH PRIME MOVERS, 1 TRANSPORTER WITHOUT PRIME MOVER,
12 PROBABLE BOGIE WHEELS, AND AT LEAST 20 UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES/PIECES
OF EQUIPMENT.
THE MOTOR POOL, LOCATED IN THE MAIN SUPPORT AREA, NEAR THE KONDA
RIVER BRIDGE, CONTAINS 23 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THE SECOND
MOTOR POOL, APPROXIMATELY 5 NM EAST OF THE MAIN SUPPORT BASE, CONTAINS
3 SA-2 TRANSPORTERS WITH PRIME MOVERS, 1 SA-2 TRANSPORTER WITHOUT PRIME
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) the were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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MOVER, 2 SA-2 TRANSPORTERS WITHOUT PRIME-MOVERS WITH CANVAS-COVERED
MISSILES, APPROXIMATELY 25 MISSILE CANISTERS AND NUMEROUS PIECES OF
UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT. NO NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED.
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 boards they were reared for and most be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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