LAUNCH COMPLEXES A AND E TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR CHANGES SINCE(Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1963
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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LAUNCH COMPLEXES A AND E
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
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INTRODUCTION
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Test Center (Figure 1)since photog-
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discusses changes and newly identified facilities
provided the largest scale photog-
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photography of ; in some
instances, with regard. to Launch Corlpiex A, necessary.
I ,aunch pad Al (Figure 2) appear= to have
.tndergone very little change, but activity is
apparent in the vicinity of the pad. Appro.;imately
L(1 vehicles, one of which is probably a crane,
and 3 rail cars are located in the pad are. a or on
the rail spurs adjacent to the launch pad. The
probable cascade building identifiedon
photography has been removed and a newly
identified bunkered building is located ju. t south-
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of which is oriented
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(Figure 2). The neway identified facility was
probably under construction in
A newly identi fied security fence en-
closes the older electronics facility and the sup-
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port buildings west of it. The 3 structures within.
the fenced area previously identified as probable
domes can now be confirmed as 2 radomes flank-
ing acentral structure. 2/ Outs ide the security
fence, and. along its western perimeter, are seven
newly identified rhombic antennas oriented on
azimuths of approximately 220 :o ;325 degrees.
F3f;cause of the small scale of other available
photography, the rhombic antem~as can be ne-
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the launch tower at pad f11 cannot be determined
because of shadow. The double fence Between
launch pads Al and A2 has been removed.
I ,aunch pad A2 (Figure 2), measuring 80 by
70 feet, is flat, probably hard surfaced, and ap-
pears to be fenced. "There are probably three
cr four pieces of movable equipment on the pad.
Three towers have been newly identified: two
are on diagonally opposite corners of the pad and
appear to be similar in construction to those at
Launch Complex 1; the third is possibly a light
tower. On the northernmost of the 4 rail spurs
vest of pad A2 are h rail cars, 2 of which may be
tank cars; equipment or material is stored
1=~etween the other spurs. A possible missile
component, also observed in the same position
on ~~ Ihotography of
is situated on the southernmost spur ap-
proximately 600 feet west of the launch pad. 1/
About 2,500 feet southeast of the electronics
facility west-northwest of launch pads Al and A2
i.; a newly identified electronics facility, one leg
Newly identified facilities in the support
area for Launch Complex A (Figure 2) include
25 buildings (4 under construction), one stand-
pipe, and one probable buried tank. Approxi-
mately 45 rail cars can be identified within the
support area. The int:erferame:er, which was
identified approximately 5,200 feet southwest of
pad. A 1 on the ~ photogral'hY, appears to
be inactive. Two newly identified van-mounted
probable tracking antennas, with probable para-
bolic screens, are located in the instrumentation
control center. Included in the same general area
are 2 antennas mounted on the roof of a building,
and 2 possible receiving antennas mounted on
towers. East-southeast of the i.nst:rumentation
controa center is a newly 'identified tracking
station under construction. Fiftee ~ new buildings
have been constructed in the hous .ng and storage
area southeast of the inactive interferometer.
Ne ration dates for previously idea :ified facilities
in ;.here areas cannot bE: determined.
of i.ts former position.
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'17ie only discernible evidence of activity
in the vicinity of launch pad E1 (Figure 3) is
the presence of five small vehicles near the
missile-ready building. Two rail track;; leading
prom the missile-ready building join aboutrnid-
way to the launch pad. The dark circular area
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structure is located in the same relative position
near the base of each of. the two pyramidal lattice
towers adjacent to launch pads E1 and E2. Each
of these structures has a definite slope, with the
lower end inclined toward the pad. Located south
of each of the largest buildings at pads E1 and
E2, and at the same relative distances from them,
are two other very small buildings and a very
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small earth-mounded structure. A shallow
trench extending westward from a point south of
pad E1 turns north and connects with a deeper
trench which extends west and northwest to the
complex fenceline from a point south of pad E2.
A small open storage area is located in the fence
corner southeast of the missile-ready building
for launch pad E1.
`T'here are two vehicles, and a possible third,
parked adjacent to the missile-ready building for
launch pad E2; an unidentified object appears
against the east side of the building (Figure 3).
Two rail tracks leading from the missile-ready
building join about midway to the launch pad, and
a third track branches to pad E3. Two probable
missile dollies can be distinguished alongside
the track near pad E2, and a third is standing on
the concrete apron. The center of pad E2 now
contains a shallow excavation with five small
objects, presumably equipment or machinery;
two probable vehicles are also parked on the pad
apron. The protrusion evident on the north side
of the largest building at pad E1 is not present
on its counterpart at pad E2. The smaller build-
ings on the northeast sides of pads El and E2
have identical notches ~t their northwest ex-
tremities. The concrete walkways south of the
largest building at pad E2 have no apparent
counterpart at pad E1.
Considerable activity is discernible in the
vicinity of launch pad E3 (Figure 3). There are
3 tank trucks and. 10 other vehicles (2 on the
pad) in the pad area. The pad is awell-defined
dark circular area 60 feet in diameter, with a
slightly elevated center ring 15 feet in diameter.
A relatively high towerlike structure, probably
of concrete construction, is located about 75 feet
south of the center of the launch pad. 'hhe base
of this structure is bunkered on three sides, and
there is an underground entrance on the west
side. The pyramidal lattice towers adjacent to
pad E3 are 75 feet closer together than those
adjacent to pads EL and E2. Neither the very
small sloping structures associated with the
towers adjacent to pads E1 and E2 nor the very
small buildings and earth-mounded structures
are present in the pad E3 area. A shallow ex-
cavation, with a possible pipeline leading to it,
is located about 150 feet west of the pad E3 area.
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FIGURE 4. ELECTRONICS FACILITY, LAUNCH COMPLEX E.
The exact dimensions of the three buildings
which form the triad in the central part of the
launch complex (Figure 3) can be determined
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the northern side of the triad access road and ex-
t~nds northward and west around twosid~~softhe
northernmost building. Earth spoil appears to
gave been spilled onto the access roar., which
coos not appear to have been paved as yet.
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A road-served electronics facility is situ-
ated i:n the southwest part of Launch. Complex F3
(F:igure 4 j. The facility does not have the
ch,3racteristics of known interferometers at
Soviet missile test ranges.
Launch Complex E is now tr-i ple fenced, exx _
cept :for the southeast quadrant, 'two mobi:Le
cranes (one possible) can be distinguished in the
support area outside the main gate, and there are
three vehicles near the gate. A n?w deep trench
extends westward from the south side of the cru-
ciform building to the main cluster of buildings.
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from the photography o~
Possible shielding; or re-
taining walls are apparent on two of the buildings,
~~.nd may be under construction at thy. third.
Bunkering of the northernmost building :.s com-
L~lete on only one side; the other buildings are
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