ALUKSNE MRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: July 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ALUKSNE MRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX
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ASSOC AREA: Launch Area No 2, 5 nm to NE
TDI NAME: Lejasciems Launch Site
LOCATION: 11 nm SW of Aluksne
FIRST APPEARED- IDENT: ^
CONSTRUCTION STATUS: Undetermined
TERRAIN: Hilly VEGETATION: Wooded
SECURITY: Not discernible
PADS: Four elongated pads of undetermined
size with 550' separation and oriented 230?
READY BLDGS: Four possible drive-in type
of undetermined size
Aluksne, 11 rim from launch area. Road to
launch area is improved .
Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius Of Launch Area
Torva MRBM Launch Complex is located 21
nm to the N.
MAPS: AMS, N501-NO 35-08
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LAUNCH AREA NO 2 (TYPE II)
(;OORI)S: 57-25-15N 26-50-DOE
AS.tiOC ARTL.A: haunch Area No 1, 5 nrn to SW
'H)1 NAME: Ruski Launch Site
1,(CA"110;A': 6.5 nm W of Aluksne
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25X1 D (;ONS'I'RUCTION STATUS: Complete
'l'LBRAIN: hilly V1`G1?1'A"1'1ON: Waoded
SI?(:l iRITY: Single fence
PADS- four elongated pads I50' x 95') wit 1- 530'
I(FAT)Y f3I,UGS: Dour drive-in type (I8(' K50')
separation and oriented
CON'IROI, 131,1)CS: Two (150' x 50') located
.rlonlr cer:tral crossroad between each pair
of pads
Site Support Facility
I't ;C11N! Al. SRC'1 ION: One drive-through bldg
(200' x (4)') on loop road 1,700' NE of launch site.
AI)MINI, FRATION & 11O1JSING SECTION: Lo-
entcd 2, X00' 13SE of site. Eight barracks-type
bides (10' x 50') and at least 4 other hldgs (150'
x 50'). ',o helicopter pad was observed.
Rail-to-Road Transfer Point
P-rohahlh Aluksne, 6.5 nm from launch area.
Road to ,punch area is secondarv.
Oiher MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius OF Launch Area
'l orva R F MM Launch Complex is located 21
nrn to th,- N.
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