COMPARISON OF LAUNCH SITES 11 AND 14 PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002600010003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 6, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE TO: COMPARISON OF LAUNCH SITES 11 AND 14
LESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE CENTER, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. LOCATION:
3. REMARKS:
I,UZOH SITE 14 CAN BE COI,iFIRMED AS A SINGLE
SOFT PAD WITH A CONFIGURATION AND ORIENTATION
SIMILAR TO ONE-HALF OF LAUNCH SITE 11.
SITE 11 -- APPROXIMATELY 34.; NM ENE OF THE
TOWN OF PLESETSK.
SITE 14 -- APPROXIMATELY 38 NM ENE OF PLESETSK.
LAUNCH SITE 11 IS A. 2 PAD SOFT SITE. A POSSIBLE
ERECTING MECHANISM IS LOCATED ON EACH PAD.
PRIOR TO THIS MISSION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED
WHETHER SITE 14 WAS HARD OR SOFT; HOWEVER, THE
SIZE AND CONFIGURATION OF THE SITE WERE SUGGESTIVE
OF A TYPE IIID SINGLE SILO.
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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SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
SITE 11 -- 3 KH-41 2 KH-7 AND 1
SITE 14 -- 3 KH-41 2 KH-7 AND 1
8.
DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS:
9.
MISSION READOUT:
LAUNCH SITE 11. ALTHOUGH A LAUNCH RING IS PRESENT
ON THE RIGHT PAD AND POSSIBLE ERECTING MECHANISMS ARE VISIBLE ON BOTH PADS,
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ALONG THE FRONT EDGE OF BOTH PADS INDICATES THEY ARE
NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH PADS ARE BEING EXTENDED.
SEVERAL VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED ON THE LEFT PAD AND ON
THE PARKING APRON/HARDSTAND BEHIND THE PAD.
LAUNCH SITE 14 CAN NOW BE CONFIRMED AS A SINGLE SOFT PAD WITH A CONFIGURATION
AND ORIENTATION SIMILAR TO ONE-HALF OF LAUNCH SITE 11. THE ENTIRE LAUNCH AREA
HAS BEEN GRADED, BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PAVED AS YET. NUMEROUS
VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE OBSERVED AT THE 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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