ICBM COMPLEX, VERKHNYAYA SALDA, USSR LAUNCH H AND I

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ICBM COMPLEX,
VERKHNYAYA SALDA, USSR
LAUNCH AREAS H AND I
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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ICBM COMPLEX, VERKHNYAYA SALDA, USSR,
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LAUNCH AREA H
Launch Area II, located in a wooded area structures. A cableway extends from the south
6.0 nm northwest of the complex support fa- end of the control building toward the center of
cility, consists of a completed Type IID launch each pad, where an erector/shelter is located.
site and a site support facility. The launch area Ground scars extend from forward of the pads
Launch Area I, located in a wooded area 7.2
nm northeast of the complex support facility,
consists of a completed Type III) launch site and
25)(1 D a site support facility. The launch area was not
A double security fence is visible around
three sides of the launch site and encloses an
area of approximately 2,300 by 2,000 feet. Two A relatively small site support facility im-
earth-banked missile-ready buildings, one in mediately east of the launch site contains approx-
line and one canted outward about 35 degrees, imately 29 buildings, most of which are small
are behind the left pad. One earth-banked miscellaneous structures. There are five
missile-ready building, canted outward about barracks and four probable barracks present.
60 degrees, is behind the right pad. Two earth- A power trace extends from the trace along the
mounded canted buildings are inboard of each complex main road, terminating at the site
pad. In the center of the site there are two large support facility, and a ground scar paralleling
earth-mounded buildings, one of which is the con- the access road also terminates there.
trol building, and three small earth-mounded
first observed,
and was in an early stage of construction when
observed in
present in
and was first
approximately 2,400 by
1,750 feet, is probably enclosed by a double
security fence although it cannot be seen in its
entirety. One large missile-ready building,
canted outward approximately 5 degrees, is
behind the left pad and earth is apparently
banked against its sides. Two earth-mounded
canted buildings are inboard of each pad. At
the center of the site there are two earth-
mounded buildings, one of which is the control
building, and two small structures (one earth
mounded). A cableway extends from the south
end of the control building toward the center
of each pad, where an erector/shelter is lo-
small earth-mounded structure
located to the rear of each launch
earl n-moun ed building at the end of the road
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---------- Cableway
-- Power trace
Earth-mounded building
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SUPPORT J Earth-banked building
FACILITY o Building under construction
1000 - 0 1000
FEET (APPROXIMATE)
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SITE
SITE SUPPORT FACIL
LAUNCH
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5 Barracks
110' x 30'
Pad orientation
345
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Pad separation
980'
3 Buildings
x 30
90
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3 Missile-ready buildings
170' x 60'
2 Buildings
x 30
70
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4 Canted buildings
g0' x30'
1 Building
x 45
45
1 Center building
140' x 40'
1 Center building
110' x 40'
FIGURE 1. VERKHNYAYA SALDA LAUNCH AREA H.
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Fence:
Probable fence
Cableway
Earth-mounded building
Earth-banked building .
Building underconstruction
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FIGURE 2. VERKHNYAYA SALDA LAUNCH AREA I.
into the facility has a small projection ex-
tending from the front of the structure and
higher than the earth mounding. This may
contain a hoist mechanism. The other earth-
mounded building has a drive-in entrance.
The site support facility is west-southwest
of the launch site and contains approximately
34 buildings, 17 of which are barracks. The
remainder are various size miscellaneous
structures, including those in an area of con-
struction activity on the, northwest side of the
access road.
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