LAUNCH SITE 17, LAUNCH GROUP "I" TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002200050001-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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7 November 1966
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LAUNCH SITE 17, LAUNCH GROUP "I"
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
LAUNCH SITE 17 APPEARS TO CONSIST OF 3 TYPE IIIC
"U"-SHAPED EXCAVATIONS WITH A CORING IN 2 OF THE
EXCAVATIONS AND AN UNIDENTIFIED CIRCULAR OBJECT
IN THE THIRD.
2. LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 19 NM NNE OF THE TYURATAM MAIN SUP-
PORT BASE, AND 1.2 NM ERR OF LAUNCH SITE I1.
3. REMARKS:
I+. COLLATERAL:
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
LAUNCH GROUP "I" CONSISTS OF 7 SITES, 6 OF WHICH
ARE TYPE IIIC LAUNCH SITES. SITE 17 IS OF UNDETER-
MINED TYPE AND ITS OVERALL PATTERN DIFFERS FROM
ANY OTHER KNOWN SITE.
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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8. DIMENSIONS/
DIAMETER OF CORING IN
SEPARATION DISTANCE ------- 400 FT (APPROX)
------- 8OX120 FT
------- 85X110 FT
------- 90X110 FT
9. MISSION READOUT: AT LAUNCH GROUP "I", THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
NEW LAUNCH SITE, 17, IS NOW PARTIALLY SECURED BY DOUBLE FENCING AND APPEARS
TO CONSIST OF 3 TYPE IIIC "U"-SHAPED EXCAVATIONS LINED UP ON AN AXIS OF AP-
THE 2 SOUTHERNMOST EXCAVATIONS CONTAIN CORINGS,25X
AND THE THIRD NORTHERNMOST EXCAVATION CONTAINS AN UNIDENTIFIED CIRCULAR
OBJECT.
THE DIAMETER OF THE CORING IN THE CENTER EXCAVATION, WHICH IS THE MOST
SHARPLY DEFINED, IS APPROXIMATELY
SPACING BETWEEN THE 2 CORINGS, AND 25X1
BETWEEN THE CENTER CORING AND THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN THE NORTHERN EXCAVA-
TION IS APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. THE 3 EXCAVATIONS MEASURE 80 X 120 FT, 85 X
110 FT, AND 90 X 110 FT.
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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