COMMUNICATION SCATTER ANTENNAS MURMANSKI, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 1, 1965
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MURMANSK, USSR
This report is in response to two requirements. One requested a search
of the area around 68-52N 33-07E and 69-03N 32-57E, near Murmansk, USSR,
for large unusual antennas. The second was for a detailed analysis of
antennas which were photographedl 711 2 5
and identified from These antennas are at two
locations in the Murmansk area Figure 1).
Due to lack of details on available photography, the function of these
antennas cannot be positively determined, although they could be used for
troposcatter and/or ionosphericscatter communications.
A communication scatter antenna installation consisting of one antenna
(Figures 2, 3, 4, 5) is located at 69-01-03N 32-58-OOE, 4 nautical miles
(nm) northwest of Murmansk, USSR.
This antenna is a horizontal parabolic cylindrical wire mesh reflector
approximately 190 feet long, 160 feet high, and is oriented to the southeast
on an azimuth of 140 degrees. Major structural components include three
lattice-type vertical curved supports and five lattice-type horizontal cross
members. No feeds or reflectors can be identified.
There are no buildings which are directly associated with the antenna.
A radio broadcasting station is located 0.5 on south of the antenna
and consists of a control building, four support buildings, two cooling
ponds, a vertical radiatcr and two rhombic antennas. This station is connected
to the general area of the antenna by road.
The nearest group of buildings, other than those associated with the
radio broadcasting station, are 1 on north and do not appear to have any
connection with the antenna installation. A power line from the Murmashi
Hydro Power Plant passes within 300 feet of the antenna.
A dual communication scatter antenna installation (Figures 6, 7, 8) is
located at 68-51-40N 33-06-OOE, 6 on south of Murmansk.
This installation consists of two horizontal parabolic cylindrical wire
mesh reflectors placed in a line. The two antennas each measure 190 feet
long and 160 feet high and are oriented southeast on an azimuth of 140
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degrees. Each antenna consists of three lattice-type curved vertical supports
and five lattice-type horizontal cross members.
There are no buildings in support of these antennas. The nearest
installation is a radio broadcasting station located 0.5 nm northeast,
which consists of a vertical radiator and a control building. Power lines
from the Murmashi Hydro Power Plant pass near the antennas and continue on
to Murmansk.
Figure 9 is a perspective drawing showing only the general shape and
structural support members of the communication scatter antennas.
The two communication scatter antenna installations can be negated on
All measurements have been made by the NPIC Technical Intelligence
Division and are considered to be accurate within +5 feet in length, +10
feet in height, and +5 degrees in azimuth.
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REFERENCES
CIA Ground Photos 1067883 and 1067889 (SECRET]
USATC 0051-18HL, Series 200, 3rd edition, April 1963, Scale 1:200,000
(SECRET)
Cable - OSLO 6562, July 1965 (SECRET/
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