PROBABLE LUNCH SITE 16 PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001800010021-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2007
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: June 3, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE 16
PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
A PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE IS NEWLY IDENTIFIED AT THE
AREA OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY LOCATED SOUTH OF
THE PLESETSK AIRFIELD.
2. REMARKS: THE PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED
IT CONTAINS 4 TYPE IA(SOFT)
LAUNCH PADS, 2 TYPE IB (SOFT) SITES, ONE TYPE
IIA (SOFT) SITE, ONE TYPE IIB (SOFT) SITE, 2
TYPE IIC (SOFT) SITES, ONE TYPE IIIA (HARD)
SITE, AND ONE SOFT SITE (13) WHICH IS NOT BE-
LIEVED TO BE ICBM ASSOCIATED. MISSILE SYSTEMS
(ICBM) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE SITES INCLUDE
THE SS-6, SS-7, AND SS-8.
THE AREA OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY LOCATED ONE
NM SOUTH OF THE PLESETSK AIRFIELD WAS FIRST OB-
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3. LOCATION:
COMPLEX -- NORTHWESTERN USSR, NE OF THE TOWN
OF PLESETSK.
SITE 16 -- APPROXIMATELY 8.5 NM ENE OF PLESETSK.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT: NONE
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: THIS MISSION
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: NONE
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: NONE
9. MISSION READOUT: PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE 16 (6246N - 4035E) WAS
FORMERLY REFERRED TO AS THE UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE
AIRFIELD. THIS SITE APPEARS TO BE IN AN IDENTICAL OR NEARLY IDENTICAL
STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION AS THE WESTERNMOST CRUCIFORM ACTIVITY AT PROBABLE
LAUNCH SITE 15 (ALSO NEWLY IDENTIFIED ON THIS MISSION). ACTI\/ITY AT SITE
16 CAN BE NEGATED ON TO RECTANGULAR UNIDENTIFIED STRUC25X1
TURES ARE LOCATED IN RECTANGULAR EXCAVATIONS IDENTICAL IN PLACEMENT TO THOSE
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
Division, NPIC.
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PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE 16
PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE 16
PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
62-46N 40-35E
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