CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AT LAUNCH COMPLEX G TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
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13 Pages November 1963
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
AT LAUNCH COMPLEX G
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
AT LAUNCH COMPLEX G
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
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This report is in answer to CIA/OSI re-
quirement C-S13-80,360, which requests an up-
dating of NPIC/R-85/63 1/--which reported all
details of Launch Complex G through Mission
-and the inclusion of mis-
sion-by-mission sketches of the complex during
the construction phase. The requirement also
asked for further information on the unidentified
areas east and west of the launch complex. To
satisfy this requirement, nine line drawings
(Figures 1-9) have been prepared. It should be
noted that these drawings show details as imaged
on the photography from which each was made
and are not intended to be cumulative. For this
reason, it should not be considered that an item
shown on one drawing has changed or been re-
moved if it is not shown on a drawing based on
later photography.
Certain small details shown on Figure 5,
based on differ from previously
published drawings. These differences are the
result of continued study. Otherwise, except as
follows, neither the text nor the dimensions in
R-85/63 need be altered or amplified:
1. The length of the missile-ready building
behind launch pad Cl is 210 feet, not 140 feet.
2. The exact configuration of the elec-
tronics facility (Figure 5) has not been deter-
mined. Accurate determination of its physical
characteristics will depend on future photo-
graphic coverage.
3. The assembly and checkout building was
under construction as early as
The photographic coverage of Launch Com-
plex G from was not of
the high quality of and was lacking
in detail. Interpretation of the
photography was further hampered by clouds,
haze, and cloud shadow. No significant change in
the launch area was noted, but a probable
cylindrical tank approximately 70 feet indiame-
ter has been placed in the excavation forward of
the left bunkered building next to launch padGi.
The following changes have been noted in the
areas of unidentified activity west of Complex G:
the surfacing of the access road to the areas, the
construction of several small buildings, partial
fencing of the western area, and revetting of at
least two buildings in the group on the south side
of the road (Figure 8).
Evidence of the unidentified activity east of
Complex G was noted on Grading
for a possible rail line extended east from the
main rail line at a point just north of the support
area. Also, grading for a road extended east
from the main access road at a point on the east
side of the support area. As seen on Mission
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photography, the rail line and
road were complete for approximately one nauti-
cal mile and still under construction for another
nautical mile, to a point where they converged in
a recently graded area that contained several
probable structures under construction (Figure
9). By the end of , the rail
line and road had been completed to the graded
construction area..
This area of unidentified activity is roughly
rectangular, with its limits partly formed by
probable ditching. The long axis of the rec-
tangle is parallel to that of the launch area of
Complex G. In the rectangular area are two
shallow excavations whose limits are indistinct
and a linear excavation containing a probable
building under construction. The rail line may
extend to one of the shallow excavations.
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MAIN ACCESS ROAD
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OBJECT
Rail line
Road
Road under construction
Fence
Building
Building under construction
Ditching
Unidentified scarring
EXTENSIVE TRACK ACTIVITY
THROUGH THIS AREA
LAUNCH
AREA
ASSEMBLY AND
CHECKOUT BUILDING
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ASSEMBLY AND
CHECKOUT BUILDING
EXTENSIVE --RACK ACTIVITY
THROUGH THIS AREA
ELECTRONICS
FACILITY
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EX CA VA TIONS
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Rail line
Rail line under construction
Road
Road tinder construction
Fence
Building
Building under construction
Ditching
Unidentified scarring
FIGURE 5. CONSTRJCTION PROGRESS
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PROBABLE TANK
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DIAMETER
BUNKERED BUILDINGS
EARTH-MOUNDED
READY BUILDING
APPROXIMATELY
210' X 80'
RAIL LINE AND ROAD TO
UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY
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Trail
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Probable fence line
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Probable building under construction
Revetment
Ditching
Unidentified scarring
FIGURE 8. AREA OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY WEST OF COMPLEX G.
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WAS OBSCURED BY
CLOUDS, HAZE AND CLOUD SHADOW,
SHOWING NO FURTHER DETAILS IN
THIS AREA.
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COMPLETE TO
THESE POINTS
FIGURE 9. AREA OF UNIDENTIFIED ACTIVITY EAST OF COMPLEX G.
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