PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX NEAR SAM SITE E31-1, MOSCOW, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX
NEAR SAM SITE E31-1, MOSCOW, USSR
BASED ON CONSTRUCTION PATTERNS OBSERVED AT THE
PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX AT MOSCOW SAM SITE
E33-1, A SIMILAR PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX
APPEARS TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT MOSCOW SAM
SITE E31-1.
ELECTRONICS FACILITIES (TRIADS) HAVE BEEN IDEN-
TIFIED AT FOUR OTHER MOSCOW SAM SITES: E05-1,
E15-1, E24-1, AND E33-1, SIMILAR FACILITIES
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT INSTRUMENTATION SITES 2
AND 10, "SITE 13", AND LAUNCH COMPLEX "B" AT
THE SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER.
3. LOCATION: 45 NM NORTHWEST OF MOSCOW, APPROXIMATELY 6,000
FT NORTH OF SAM SITE E31-1.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT: NONE
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: MOSCOW SAM SITE E31-1:
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THIS SITE.
6. NEGATION DATE:
MOSCOW SAM SITE E31-1: NONE
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: TRIADS: 5 KH-4 MISSIONS
8. MISSION READOUT: TRIAD "1" APPEARS TO BE IN A MID-STAGE OF CON-
STRUCTION WITH ALL BUILDINGS INCOMPLETE.
AT TRIAD BUILDING "A", A NEWLY :IDENTIFIED RAIL-MOUNTED GANTRY CRANE
IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. WING STRUCTURES EXTENDING
FROM THE REAR OF THE BUILDING, SIMILAR TO-THOSE SEEN ON BUILDING "A" OF
TRIAD "2" AT SAM SITE E33-1, ARE ALSO PRESENT HERE. A NEWLY IDENTIFIED
PROBABLE BURIED TANK UNDER CONSTRUCTION, APPROXIMATELY 40 FT IN DIAMETER,
IS NORTHEAST OF THE BUILDING.
AT TRIAD "2", ONLY FOOTINGS FOR THE FUTURE BUILDINGS ARE PRESENT.
A NEWLY IDENTIFIED RAIL-MOUNTED GANTRY CRANE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE FOUNDATION OF BUILDING "A",
AT THIS TIME, CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INITIATED ON
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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For informsdon concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
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