CHRONOLOGY OF ARMAMENTS PLANT 66 ZLATOUST, USSR

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• Publication Date: September 1, 1967
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
CHRONOLOGY OF ARMAMENTS PLANT 66
ZLATOUST, USSR
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CHRONOLOGY OF ARMAMENTS PLANT 66
ZLATOUST, USSR
INTRODUCTION
This report is a chronological study of Armaments Plant
66, Zlatoust, USSR 55-05N 059-43E),
one of a series of reports on missile production and test
facilities. Armaments Plant 66 (Figures 1 and 2) will be
referred to as Arms Plant 66 in the remainder of the report.
All item numbers in the text are keyed to Table 1 and
Figure 3.
Arms Plant 66 is situated in a small valley approx-
imately 5 nautical miles (nm) south-southeast of Zlatoust.
The site covers more than 400 acres. Although the exact
boundaries cannot be precisely determined, the plant appears
to be composed of 2 large, separately' secured industrial
areas which will be designated as the North Area and the
South Area. The structures in these 2 areas contain approx-
imately 2 million square feet (sq ft) of roof cover. There
are at least 51 major structures in the installation including
a horizontal test building (item 50), 5 large fabrication/
assembly buildings (items 15, 16, 37, 39, and 41), a foundry
(item 5), machine shops, and various related workshops
and support buildings.
FIGURE 1. LOCATiON MAP.
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Utilities for Arms Plant 66 include a large steam-
plant and an electrical substation situated between the North
and South Areas. A good road and rail network is situated
within the plant areas. A housing section is located immedi-
ately east of the plant. The construction of some new housing
units, begun in 1964 and completed in 1966, was probably
related to the construction of the large new fabrication/
assembly building (item 37).
A separately secured section on the northeast side of
the South Area contains approximately 24 small workshops
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with a total of f roof cover. This section may 25X1
be used for storage/support. Except for one large new
building, this section has undergone essentially no change
since 1962. For this reason, it will be excluded from the
line drawing (Figure 3) and Table 1.
Rifles, machine guns, and antiaircraft guns have been
produced in Arms Plant 66 since World War II. 1/ In the
1950s there were indications that the plant had begun missile
production, in particular the SCUD SSM. 2/ However, there
was no photography of the plant available at this time to
confirm this.
The first photography of the plant was in
The small scale and limited interpretability
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missiles, missile components, or test buildings. The first
large-scale, photography was not obtained until
On this photography the missile production
capability of the plant could be confirmed by the identification
of a horizontal test building (item 50 and Figures 4 and 5).
Furthermore, 5 crates, measuring approximatelyC
feet, were observed outside a fabrication/assembly building.
A crate of this size could be used for shipment of the SCUD-B
SSM.
The horizontal test building (item 50) was observed in
the northwest corner of the plant. The overall dimensions
of the building are 0 feet with a height of 15 feet.
The positioning of the roof monitors indicates that the
building may contain 4 test cells which are directed toward
a 75-foot-wide blast deflector located from the test
building. The general configuration of the horizontal test
building is similar to one at the Dnepropetrovsk Missile
Development and Production Center. 0 photo-
graphy, the pattern of melted snow on the face of the blast
deflector provided evidence of recent test activity. The
group of structures situated at the southern end of the test
building cannot be accurately delineated from available
photography.
Immediately southwest of the horizontal test building
are 2 sets of horizontal pressure tanks (item 51). Each
tank in the first set of 4 tanks measures`
is connected to a building which measures
and
eet.
Each tank in the other set of 4 tanks, located 100 feet to
the south, measures 20 by 10 feet. The proximity of these
tanks to the horizontal test building suggests that they are
involved in a test process.
A suspect missile test facility has been observed under
construction 7 nm east-northeast of Arms Plant 66 at
55-08N 059-54E. An apparent vertical test position under
construction is visible on the eastern edge of this facility.
A functional relationship between Arms Plant 66 and the
suspect test facility is suggested by the proximity of the 2
installations and the fact that rail service exists between
them. The suspect test facility may be designed to test
new missile hardware to be produced at Arms Plant 66.
The construction program for Arms Plant 66 between
1961 and 1966 has been limited; 7 new structures were
either completed or are presently under construction.
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Only 1 building (item 37) has significantly altered the
total working area of the plant, increasing it by 200,000
sq ft.
Two buildings in an early stage of construction have
been newly identified on the photography.
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66 has been observed
Arms Plant
photography.
In some instances, the first evidence of construction and
dates of completion could not be accurately determined
due to photography of poor interpretability or the lack of
photographic coverage.
1961
photography of 1961 was of very poor inter-
pretability. Although many of the smaller buildings were
probably present in 1961, only the large fabrication/assembly
buildings and some additional buildings could be confidently
identified.
1962
During 1962, ground scarring for a large fabrication/
assembly building (item 37) was observed in the North Area.
No other new construction was observed. However, the
quality of the photography did not permit the identification
of many of the buildings at this installation.
1963
Construction continued on a fabrication/assembly
building (item 37). A small workshop (item 30) had been
erected since 1962 in the South Area. A new section had
also been added to a large fabrication/assembly building
(item 15b) in the South Area. This addition increased the
length of the building by 220 feet.
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No significant construction changes were observed in
the 2 plant areas. However, east of the plant areas, new
housing was being erected. This activity appeared to be 25X1
concurrent with the construction of the new fabrication/
assembly building (item 37) in the North Area.
1965
A new shop building (item 22) was begun in the South
Area in
1966
No other new construction was noted.
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Almost 4 years after the ground breaking, the large
new fabrication/assembly building (item 37) was externally
complete. It measuresieet and contains 221,880 25X1
sq ft of roof cover. A high-bay section measuring 280 by
70 by 75 feet high is situated on the east end of the building.
Another new building (item 46) containing a high-bay section
with a height of 50 feet was first observed on 0 photog-
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raphy; however, the construction status of this building
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uration of this building suggest a test and/or assembly
function. In the South Area, construction on the new shop
building (item 22) continued.
1967
In 0 the horizontal test building (item 50) was 25X1
identified in the North Area on large-scale photography.
Security fence around the new fabrication/assembly building
(item 37) was nearing completion. Byl I activity was 25X1
again evident outside this building. A conduit was being
installed on the south side of the building while an excavation
for a new building was observed on the east side. No new
construction activity was observed at the horizontal test
building.
In the South Area, the new shop building (item 22) was
nearing completion. Footings for a new building were also
observed near the west edge of this area.
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Table 1. Descriptions and Dimensions of Structures at Armaments Plant 66, glatoust, USSR
(item numbers keyed to Figure 3)
Item
Function/Description
1 Support bldg
2 Admin/shop bldg
3 Prob workshop
4 Workshop
5 Foundry
6 Workshop
7 Workshop
8 Warehouse
9 Storage shed
10 Storage shed
11 Support bldg
12 Powerplant
13 Admin bldg
14 Admin bldg
15 Fabrication/assembly bldg
a Old section
b New section
16 Fabrication/assembly bldg
17 Prob forge/machine shop
18 Support bldg
19 Machine shop
20 Warehouse
21 Warehouse
22 Shop bldg (U/C)
23 Storage tank
24 Workshop/warehouse
25 Workshop/warehouse
26 Workshop
27 Small workshops (2)
28 Workshop/warehouse
29 Workshop/warehouse
30 Workshop
31 Workshop
32 Support bldg
Dimensions*
(ft)
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Roof
Cover
(sq ft)
Date
First
Observed**
Date
Considered
Complete***
Explanatory Notes
Addition was constructed on the
W end of bldg during 1966
Item
Function/Description
33 Workshop
34 Machine shop
35 Warehouse
36 Warehouse
37 Fabrication/assembly bldg
High-bay section
38 Admin bldg
39 Fabrication/assembly bldg
40 Machine shop/workshop
41 Fabrication/assembly bldg
Dimensions are overall
Construction is nearing
completion
Flat top; being constructed in
conjunction with shop bldg
(item 22); probably became
operational at that time
*Dimensions are accurate to within ?5 ft or ?5`o horizontally I_bor ?8% vertically, whichever is greater.
**Unless otherwise noted, the Date First Observed is the first date that the item was recognizable as a structure.
***The Date Apparently Complete is the first date the structure outwardly appeared complete; this date may not be the
same as the date the structure was operational.
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High-bay section
42 Support bldg
43 Engineering/shop bldg
44 Workshop
45 Explosives storage bldg
46 Poss test bldg
47 Prob machine shop
48 Workshop
49 Small workshop
50 Horizontal test bldg
51 Horizontal pressure
tanks (8)
a (4)
b (4)
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Date
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Date
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Complete***
Explanatory Notes
Dimensions overall; ground
scarring first evident in
little progress made by
externally com
plete by
Width measurement is
approximate
High-bay section on the north
side of bldg could be used for
missile assemblies and/or
testing
Bldg is
long
Revetted
Status undetermined when first
observed in0east
portion of bldg measures
by 60 ft with 50-ft ceiling
Overall dimensions; blast
deflector located approx
ft forward of bldg; see
Figures 4 and 5
Although these structures
present as early as 1962,
identification as tanks was
not made until
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REFERENCES
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MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 01644
DOCUMENTS
1. NPIC. R-267/64, Armaments Plant 66, Zlatoust, USSR, May 64 (TOP SECRET
2. NPIC. R-15/62, Zlatoust Armament Plant, Zlatoust, USSR, Feb 62 (TOP SECR
REQUIREMENT
CIA. C-DI5-82,973
NPIC PROJECT
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