SA-O SAM SITES IN THE USSR

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SA-O SAM SITES IN THE USSR
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SA-0 SAM SITES IN THE USSR
As a result of the continuing photographic Eleven Category 1 sites have been identi-
analysis of surface-to-air missile (SAM) activity fied in the USSR (Table 1).
in the USSR, 38 unidentified-type SAM sites
are currently carried in NPIC listings. Eight-
een of these have been previously referred
to in NPIC publications as new-type SAM sites.
However, none of these unidentified-type sites
fully equate, in appearance, to typical SA-1,
SA-2, or SA-3 SAM sites, and all are now
arbitrarily designated as SA-0 SAM sites.
These SA-0 SAM sites observed on KEY-
IIOLE are divided
into three genera categories.
not collocated with other sites. These sites CATEGORY 2 SITES
are generally similar to one another and have Each of these sites has six usually un-
the appearance of a greater degree of per- reverted launch positions arranged in a cir-
manency than the other SA-0 sites. cular pattern, either along a circular road or
These sites differ from typical SA-2 SAM
sites in that the six drive-through launch re-
vetments are positioned along an outer cir-
cular road and are serviced via an inner road
system (Figure 1). Sites in this category
are larger than the typical SA-2 site and are
Murmansk SA-0 SAM Site B-1D
68-56-OON 033-41-30E
Olenya SA-0 SAM Site B-11
68-04-30N 034-08-OOE
Moloskovitsy MRBM Complex SA-0 SAM Site B-35
59-39-25N 029-02-30E
Kurossaare SA-0 SAM Site B-07
58-22-DON 022-53-30E
Yoshkar-Ola ICBM Complex SA-0 SAM Site B-15
56-23-OON 048-14-OOE
Yoshkar-Ola ICBM Complex SA-0 SAM Site B-35
56-44-20N 048-06-OOE
Glazov SA-0 SAM Site B-28
58-10-40N 052-11-30E
Balakovo SA-0 SAM Site B-06
52-10-40N 048-06-OOE
Penza SA-0 SAM Site B-08
53-16-40N 045-31-OOE
Penza SA-0 SAM Site B-26
53-08-15N 044-41-45E
Volsk SA-0 SAM Site A-17
51-54-3ON 047-26-30E
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within it, and a centrally located guidance
a rc:i (I' igure 2). Radials extending from the
guidance areas to the launch positions are
observed at many of these sites. I lie service
roads are usually not clearly discernible, in-
dicating that thcy are not surfaced. This
(- toogory of SA-f) site is collocated wish, and
in iiuniv cases situated immediately adjacentto,
a rev