TORVA MRBM COMPLEX, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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NP IC/R-110/64
February 1964
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
TORVA MRBM COMPLEX, USSR
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TORVA MRBM COMPLEX, USSR
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ASSOC AREAS: L_,aunch Area No 2, 2.7 nm to N;
Launch Area No 3, 8.0 nm to SI;
'I'DI NAML: `I'orva I_,aunch Site 1
LOCATION: 5.8 nm SE of "I'orva
I'IRS'I, APPEARlD:
CONSTRUCTION STATUS: Complete
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TERRAIN: Hilly VLGE"I'A"1~ION: Wooded
SECURITY: Single fence
PADS: 1 our circular pads (160` diam) with 500`
separation and oriented on an azimuth of
KEADY BI.DGS: Two drive-through (205' x 80')
OTHER BLDGS: Two small bldgs
hECI1NICAL SEC"i'ION: Immediately SE of
launch site. (toad pattern contains 6 loops on
which are located 4 bldgs -- one 115' x 70', one
75' x 50', one 65' x 45' and one smaller. Along-
side the easternmost loop are 5 or 6 objects ap-
prox 60' x 10' .
AllMINIS"i'RA'1'ION & HOUSING SEC'hION: Loca-
ted 1.,440' ENE of launch site. Contains 9 bldgs
-- six 100' x 45' and 3 smaller.
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Rail-to-Road Transfer Point
\ r-ai1 siding with a long loop road is located 5.3
nrrl E of-the launch area and connects to the road
with wide-radius turns leadingronc~~Iauncharea.
Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius Of Launch Area
'~oru MK13M Complex is located 25.0 nm to the SE.
LAUNCH AREA NO 2 (TYPE IJ
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:"~SS~ )C A R fAS: Launch :1rea Nc 1, 2. i nm to ~;
Ltirunch Urea No ,3, 10.2 nm to SSL.
I lii i~A~4(-:: ~l'orva [.aunch Site'
I,OGATIUN: 5.1 nm ESE of'f~orva
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1.~1~:RRAIN: Hilly VEGE"IA i-ION: Wooded
`'>I~CURI"i"Y' Partial Single fence
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.AI)!~IIMSTI% ti,"CION ~ FIOUSINGSEC`I~ION: Loca-
ted 2,795' `- ~ 1: of launch site. Contains one bldg
115' x 50', 2 small bldgs, and 4 probable bldgs
120' x 40'.
' ~l mail sidin;.r with a long road is located 5.5 nm
1'~U)S: Four circular pads (145' diameter) with SE of the l,nmch area and connects to the road
74U' & 660' separation and oriented on an azimuth ~cirh wide- r~3dius turns Eeading to the area.
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I~(~;.11)Y BL~I~GS: rwo d;-ive-through type (190' Othe~ MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
x J5'
l~I~:CHNICAL SECTION: UnEedgeoflaw~chsite,
a multiloop road contains one pons ible sma Il bldg
(size undetermined) and one possibly drive-
rh~ ough bldg 145' x 65'.
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ASSOC AREAS: Launch Area No 1, 8.0 nm to NW;
Launch Area No 2, 10.2 nm to NNW
TDI NAME: Tsirgulina Launch Site
LOCATION: 13.6 nm SE of Torva
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azimuth of 350? and serves 2 launch silos 225'
apax-t and a third silo 260' S of the westernmost
launch silo. An unidentified structure measur-
ing 50' x 40' occupies the SE corner of the launch
site. The 3 silo covers are in the closed posi-
tion and measure 45' x 45'.
'I'ECIINICAL SECTION: Small loop road serves
one bldg 170' x 80`, 2,880' WSW of launch site
ADNIINIS"hRATION & HOUSING SECTION: Loca-
ted 3,420' W of launch site. Contains 14 bldgs --
six .I40' x 55', three 140' x 45', two 110' x 45',
and 3 smaller.
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TERRf1iN: Hilly VEGETATION: Wooded
SECURITY: Single fence
COMPONENTS: Site consists of an earth-
mounded control bunker encompassed by aheart-
shaped loop road, which enters the site on an
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,? ; ai.1 sidin~~ with a long loop road i~ located 6.-~
nm S~aV of the Launch area and connecx~; *o [tie road
wish wide-radius turns leading to the area.
Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM
Radius Of Launch Area
Vc ru MKB~~1 Complex is locate?~l 1.9.3 nrn to
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