SA - 3 SAM LAUNCH SITE NEAR MOSCOW

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: July 1, 1962
• Content Type: REPORT

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SA - 3 SAM LAUNCH SITE
NEAR MOSCOW
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Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the trans-
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SA-3 SAM LAUNCH SITE NEAR MOSCOW
An SA-3 SAM launch site, as seen on recent small-format photography,
is near completion approximately 46 nautical miles west-northwest of
? SA-3 SAM SITE
? SA-1 SAM SITE
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Moscow at 55-52N 36-18E (Figure 1). The SA-3 site is being constructed
approximately 1,900 feet west of the western ens of SA-1 SAM launch site
I?-28 (FF igure 2).
`I he SA-3 site is served by an access roac which ties to the western
end of the median service road in the SA-1 site. The road leads west
from the SA-1 site in line with the median service road for approximately
1,100 feet, where it dips sharply to the south before entering the SA-3
site in a northwesterly direction.
I he center of the SA-3 site is 1.30 feet south of an imaginary line
extended from the median service road of the ~')A-1 site. The azimuth of
the SA-1 site is 280 degrees and that of the SA-3 site is 300 degrees
(l,'igure 2).
I he quality of the photography limits interpretation to gross aspects
such as the size, shape, and orientation of the ;kite. A number of smaller
objects are visible within and about the site; however, they are not specif-
i.cally identifiable (Figure 3). Most of them ar, 2 probably associated with
the construction work.
.I he general layout of the site is similL:r but not identical to that
of the Palanga SA-3 SAM site. I/ The angle of p. sting of the service roads
at the entrance of the site is less acute in the Moscow site. The pads and
service roads are approximately the same si:_:e as those in the Palanga
site. l'he revetted area within the site appears to be similar although
construction is not complete. At this time there is no indication of a
revetted area at the immediate entrance to the site; however, some uniden-
t:i.fied objects are deployed in that vicinity. There is a possible hard-
stand under construction just before the ent ~-ance at a position which
approximates that of the hardstand at the Palanga site (Figure 3).
Construction of the site appears to be near.ng completion. Continued
photography of this area. would yield valuable information for detailed
reporting of the SA-3 SAM system if photographic quality can be improved.
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FIGURE 3. SA-3 SAM LAUNCH SITE AT MOSCOW SA-1 SAM LAUNCH' SITE E-28 (including inset showing
comparison with Palanga SA-3 site).
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1. NPIC. NPIC/R-1022/62, SA-3 SAM Launch Site Near Palanga, USSR, May 62 (SECRET/
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