KH-7 MISSION 4035 6-13 DECEMBER 1966 PART I

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I(H-7 MISSION 4035
6-13 DECEMBER 1966
DECEMBER 1966
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OAK. MISSION 4035, 6-13 DECEMBER 1966, PART I
ON PAGE 170 THE REPORT ON TATISHCHEVO ICBM COMPLEX
SHOULD READ THAT POSSIBLE SITE 135 CAN BE NEGATED
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KH-7 MISSION 4035, 6-13 DEC 1966
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
HIGHLIGHTS
MISSILES
AIR FACILITIES
NAVAL ACTIVITY/PORTS 42
ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS
MILITARY. ACTIVITY
COMPLEXES
OTHER ACTIVITY
ATTACHMENTS
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KH-7 MISSION.4035, 6-13 DEC 1966
PREFACE
THIS IS THE FIRST OF .SEVERAL OAK REPORTS ON MISSION 4035
AND PROVIDES INFORMATION...-ON THE .. HIGHEST PRIORITY. COMMITTEE
ON.OVERHEAD RECONNAISSANCE (COMDR) TARGETS OBSERVED ON THE
PHOTOGRAPHY. THE REMAINDER OFTHE COMOR TARGETS COVERED ON
THIS PHOTOGRAPPHY.WILL:BE REPORTED. IN.A....SERIES.OF?OAK SUPPLEMENTS.
TARGETS'ARE AIRRANGED IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT AND WITHIN EACH
SUBJECT BY COMOR TARGET:NUMBER TARGETS..OF OPPORTUNITY
OBSERVED DURING THE OAK REPORTING..:PERIOD,ARE LISTED
NUMERICALLY UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT-AFTER--THE LISTING
OF COMOR TARGETS... LOCATIONS OF-:TARGETS IN THIS-REPORT .
ARE. INDICATED BY THE COUNTRY CODE PRECEDING THE COORDINATES.
COUNTRY-CODE ABBR~VATIONS ARE.PRINTED.ON.THE'INSIDE OF THE
BACK COVER PAGE. .
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES FOR-EACH-TARGET OBSERVED
AND REPORTED FOLLOW THE. DESCRIPTION OF':THE TARGET. PASS
NUMBERS, SUFFIXED WITH_A FOR ASCENDING AND D FOR DESCENDING,
ARE LISTED FIRST,.FOLLOWED.BYFRAMES...WHICH ARE INDICATED BY.
THE FRAME. . NUMBER.. WITH AN INDEX NUMBER-RUNNING:.CONSECUTIVELY.
FROM THE BEGINNING.OF EACH PASS --.4/8 FOR EXAMPLE,-MEANS. FRAME 4,
INDEX 8. ..UN!VERSAL:REFERENCE GRID COORDINATES FOR .NEW TARGETS
ARE GIVEN IN PARENTHESIS AFTER..THE INDEX.NUMBER TO WHICH.THEY
APPLY. THIS GRID IS IDENTIFIED-AS UNIVERSAL.=GRID, NO` 1, FEB
64. SYMBOLS INDICATING CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE-.APPEARANCE
OF THE TARGET ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY.ARE --. C, (CLEAR) , _ SC
(SCATTERED CLOUD COVER),..HC :(HEAVY CLOUD:COVER).,. H (HAZE),
CS.(CLOUD.SHADOW),.,S-(SNOW),.0 (OBLIQUITY), SD.(SEMIDARKNESS),
D (DARKNESS), GC (GROUND COVER), CF..(CAMOUFLAGE), AND GR
(GROUND RESOLUTION).: ANY COLOR COVERAGE'IS DESIGNATED BY THE
LETTER C IMMEDIATELY.FOLLOWING:FRAME.NUMBERS._. .
INTERPRETABILITY OF ' THE. PHOTOGRAPHY.. IS CATEGORIZED AS G
(GOOD), F (FAIR),-OR P.(POOR.)..:.,THE.EXTENT.OF. PHOTOGRAPHIC
COVERAGE. IS DENOTED BY THE. SYMBOLS.T.(TOTAL)-OR PT (PARTIAL).
THE MODE OF COVERAGE: IS INDICATED BY_.ST(STEREO)., PS (PARTIAL
STEREO), OR NS (NON-STEREO).. .
THE INITIAL SCAN OF?THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS ACCOMPLISHED IN A
SHORT.TIME. ANID PRIOR TO - FINAL :REFINEMENT .OFEPHEMERIS DATA.
CONSEQUENTLY, FUTURE DETAILED ANALYSIS MAY RESULT-IN MINOR
ALTERATIONS.. MOREOVER, RECIPIENTS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE
IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETS IS BASED PRIMARILY...ON PHOTOGRAPHY
AND. DOES. NOT CONSTITUTE A FINISHED INTELLIGENCE. JUDGMENT.
NOTE -- THE TRACK MAPS FOR THIS MISSION.WILL BE INCLUDED IN
THE LAST EDIT' I ON OF `THE OAK.
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KH-7 MISSION 4035, 6-13 DEC 1966
HIGHLIGHTS
1. MISSILE ACTIVITY.
PORTIONS OF 18 OF_THE 25 KNOWN ICBM 'COMPLEXES ARE COVERED BY
PHOTOGRAPHY.. PERM, UZHUR, IMENI.:GASTELLO, TATISHCHEVOs-
DOMBAROVSKIY,. DROVYANAYA, KART'ALY,:INCLUDING-A PROBABLE
RAIL-MOUNTED CRANE,,ARE AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF PAD A2 AND
BETWEEN PADS A2-.AND A3.
IN THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, '..THE; LARGER OFTHE 2
RECENTLY REPORTED BUILDINGS. UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH OF
THE. LARGE BUILDING APPEARS.COMPLETE..AND CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUES ON THE OTHER. MUCH OF:.THE.DITCHING RECENTLY
OPENED PARALLEL. TO THE.WEST.SIDE OF THE LARGE BUILDING
HAS BEEN BACKFILLED.'._.ANOTHER DITCH HAS. BEEN.. OPENED
CLOSER.TO THE:BUILDING. .. THREE. NARROW- RECTANGULAR.
STRUCTURES HAVE.:BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN DITCHES.AT.:RIGHT
ANGLES TO. THE: WEST WALL OF-THE-BUILDING. SMOKE. IS SEEN
COMING FROM THE STACK.OF.THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED LARGE
STEAMPLANT. THIS IS THE FIRST SIGN OF ACTIVITY AT THIS
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FACILITY..
APPROXIMATELY 10 SMALL VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE
AT VARIOUS POINTS WITHIN THE COMPLEX.
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NO NEW CONSTRUCTION,:CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR
PREVIOUSLY. UNREPORTED FEATURES OBSERVED.
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TYURATAM LAUNCH GROUP I (SITES'I1-I3 I7): UR 45.55N 06326E
SITE I1.-- NO MISSILES, MISSILE-RELATED EQUIPMENT, NEW
CONSTRUCTION, CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR PREVIOUSLY:
UNREPORTED FEATURES:OBSERVED...
SITE I2:-- A RECTILINEAR EXCAVATION HAS BEEN MADE SINCE
NEAR, THE BUILDING AT THE
I:NTRANCE. POILPILES.AND TRACKING-INDICATE ADDITIONAL
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.. A DITCH HAS BEEN DUG FROM THE
VICINITY OF.THE NEW.EXCAVATION?TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
FENCE LINE.
SITE I3.--- AN EXCAVATION, APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE
AS THE ORIGINAL ONE, HAS BEEN DUG JUST OFF..:HE NE.
CORNER OF.THE.SILO EXCAVATION. ACCESS RAMPS ARE ON THE
WEST.SIDE'OF.THE NEW EXCAVATION. ACTIVITY WAS VISIBLE
IN THIS ,AREA :ON .A RECTILINEAR EXCAVATION
SIMILAR TO..THE ONE..AT"SITE 12 IS BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE.
BUILDING AND THE SILO = EXCAVATION..._..SPOIL.PILES ARE_
PRESENT : AT. BOTH. ENDS OF:THIS EXCAVATION. -A.:DITCH RUNS
FROM .THE VICINITY :OF :=.THE..NORTH END -OF:-:THIS: EXCAVATION
TOWARD SOUTHERN FENCE. .THIS.ACTIVITY:.IS_NEGATED-ON
A.::CRANE/SHOVEL IS OBSERVED?EAST.OF THE
SILO EXCAVATION. SEVERALADDITIONAL VEHICLES/PIECES OF
EQUIPMENT ARE PRESENTATVARIOUS POINTSIN.THE AREA.
SITE I7.--- AN ACCESS ROAD.IS BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM A
POINT.:ON THE ACCESS. ROAD TO.SITE I2.. TRACKING IN THE
SNOW AND ADDITIONAL DITCHING ARE EVIDENCE OF CONTINUING
CONSTRUCTION.. NO..SIGNIFI.CANT:CHANGE.IS OBSERVED.
TYURATAM LAUNCH GROUP I;{SITE 14)
THE SILO DOOR IS"IN THE OPEN POSITION. AT LEAST'1
VEHICLES/PIECES OF :EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE HARDSTAND NEAR
THE SILO.
NO NEW CONST.RUCTION,:CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR
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TYURATAM LAUNCH GROUP I.I.NTO THIS AREA.. A NARROW
SWATH OF EARTH..GR;ADING, COMPRISED OF -AREAS OF CUT AND
AREAS OF.FILL, HAS BEEN PREPARED:EXTENDING FROM A POINT
EAST'CF.THE GANTRY TRACK FOUNDATION WESTERLY ACROSS THE
FOUNDATION.TO A.POINT:NEAR THE :ABOVE-GROUND CONDUIT
WHICH CONNECTS THE LAUNCH AREA WITH THE PROBABLE
CONTROL: BUILDING NEAR THE MISSILE: ASSEMBLY..BUILDING.
A NEW RAIL SPUR HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITHIN. THE MISSILE
ASSEMBLY.AND CHECKOUT. FACILITY JUST.NE OF THE
SEPARATELY SECURED RECEIVING AREAANDPARALLEL TO THE
ONE SERVING THE MATERIEL STORAGE. YARD.
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES-.IN.THE PROBABLE
ADMINISTRATION/HOUSI.NG AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT AREA. TWO
OF THE.3 LARGE MULTISTORY.._MASONRY.-BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE
BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION.APPEAR: COMPLETE AND
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE OTHER. NEW DITCHING HAS
BEEN:-OPENED AT:..SEVERAL POINTS WITHIN THE.AREA.
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT THE FACILITY..LOCATED 3.2 NM
SW OF:THE MISSILE ASSEMBLY.BUILDING9 ALTHOUGH NO
SIGNIFICANTCHANGES.ARE OBSERVED.
FIFTEEN LAUNCH SITES,. 12.OF'WHICH ARE SINGLE SILOS, ARE
COVERED BY 3 PASSES OF_PHOTOGRAPHY.OF FAIR-TO-POOR
INTERPRETABILIT.Y....ONE;PASS CAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY. NO
NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED WITHIN THE
CLOUD-FREE PORTIONS OF .THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA COVERED BY
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WHERE MISSILES, MISSILE-RELATEDEQUIPMENT, NEW
CONSTRUCTION9 CHANGES IN FACILITIES, OR PREVIOUSLY
UNREPORTED FEATURES.ARE.OBSERVED,AT..INDIVIDUAL:COMPLEX
TARGETS,.THEY..ARE REPORTED.. OTHERWISE, ONLY. THE PHRASE
NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY WILL APPEAR. IF THE TARGET IS
AN INCOMPLETE LAUNCH SITE, THE CONSTRUCTION STATUS WILL
BE REPORTED.
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 2
ONE MISSILE IS IN FRONT OF=THE RIGHT>MISSILE-READY
BUILDING.
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 4.
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 5
ONE POSSIBLE MISSILE IS IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT
MISSILE-READY._BUILDING BEHIND THE LEFT PAD.
NO-SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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KH-7 MISSION 4035, 6-13 DEC 1966
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 7 (G)
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 8 (I)
IDENTIFICATION ONLY,
UR 5742N 05600E
UR 5742N 05554E
UR 5742N 05550E
THE LAUNCH SITE IS NOW COMPLETE. NO SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED..
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 16 (1)
UR 5745N 05546E
THE LAUNCH SITE IS NOW COMPLETE. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY. OBSERVED.
PERM ICBM LAUNCH SITE 17 (1)
NO SIGNIFICANT=ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
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IDENTIFICATION ONLY.
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UZHUR ICBM COMPLEX
SEVENTEEN LAUNCH SITES AND THE TRANSFER POINT ARE
COVERED BY . PHOTOGRAPHY: OF POOR: INTERPRETABILITY0 TWO
TYPE II1C SITES ARE NEWLYIDENTIFIED0
LAUNCH SITE 241`LOCATED.AT 55-08N.089-17E9 IS:IN THE
MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. IT CAN BE NEGATED ON
LAUNCH . SITE' 25, LOCATED AT 55-08N 089-26E, IS IN THE
MID-..STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. IT?CAN.BE NEGATED ON
AND IS FIRST. OBSERVED ON THIS MISSION. NO
OTHER NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF.PHOTOGRAPHYo
WHERE MISSILES, MISSILE-RELATED EQUIPMENTv NEW
CONSTRut:TION9.CHANGES.IN FACILITIES,.OR PREVIOUSLY
UNREPORTED FEATURES ARE OBSERVED.ATANDIVIDUAL..COMPLEX
TARGETS9 THEY ARE REPORTED... OTHERWI`SEv ONLY THE PHRASE
NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY WILL APPEAR. IF THE TARGET IS
AN INCOMPLETE LAUNCH SITE, THE CONSTRUCTION STATUS WILL
BE REPORTED.
LAUNCH SITE 24 -
LAUNCH SITE.25 -
THE ENTIRE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY.HAS BEEN REMOVED. NO
OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 2.(A). UR 5517N 08938E
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UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 3 (A)
THE SITE SUPPORT FACILITY HAS BEEN.. ALMOST: COMPLETELY
REMOVED., NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 4 (A)
THE SITE: SUPPORT FACILITY:HAS BEEN REMOVED. NO OTHER
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 5 (A)
THE SITE: SUPPORT FACILITY HAS BEEN REMOVED. NO OTHER
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 6 (A) UR 5524N 08940E
THE SITE: SUPPORT FACILITY HAS BEEN :REMOVED. NO OTHER
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH.SITE 9 (B) UR 5513N 08922E
THE LAUNCH SITE IS NOW COMPLETE. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY. OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 12 (C)_ UR 55.07N 08937E
THE LAUNCH SITE IS NOW COMPLETE. CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUES ON THE L-SHAPED ELECTRONICS FACILITY. NO
OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY: OBSERVED.
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THE LAUNCH SITE.IS NOW COMPLETE. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
THE LAUNCH SITE IS NOW COMPLETE. NO SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
THE LAUNCH SITE REMAINS IN THE. MID-STAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION. NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY-OBSERVED.
UZHUR ICBM LAUNCH SITE 21.(0) UR 5503N 08925E
THE. LAUNCH SITE IS IN THE MID-STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
AN.?L-SHAPED ELECTRONIC FACILITY.AND CONTROL BUNKER ARE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE SECURITY