EMBA MISSILE TEST RANGE , USSR

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78T04743A000300030010-8
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RIPPUB
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T
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 29, 2004
Sequence Number: 
10
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Publication Date: 
January 24, 1963
Content Type: 
MF
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Approved F r L r 4A000300030010-8 M EB 21 3 - 6 1963 copy -fz of 25 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Offensive Systems Divieiaa, Q6i FRt*d z Chief, CIA/PID (VIC) SUBJECT s Rsaba. Missile Teat Range, U R CE:. a Requirement OSI/289/62 b) CIA/PID Project c 1298.62 ATT TIONz 1. This remosaad~a is a partial answer to your requirement. dated 17 December 28X1 The instrumented range layout resembles that associated with the surface-to. surface missile launch facilities at both Kapustin Yar Missile Test Raange, USSR and Shuang-Cheng-Tzu Missile Test Range, China. Also in the vicinity and asepciated with the missile mange is a rail-served support area, an open storage area with seven rail spurs,, barracks areas, and a new airfield (48-44R 58-02E) approximatdy 8,000 feet long, with 15 or 20 aircraft present. 2. Further analysis of the area 18 mm SSW of Rsba, USSR, reported. as a possible missile associated area in OAK 9015, Part II, page 19, reveals that,this activity is a surface-to-surface missile test. range. It contains one secured road.-served launch area and one possible launch area at 48-33N 58-04K, an instru- mented range, a support and storage area, and a new airfield. The launch area consists of to launch pads under construction approximately 1,000 feet apart, a probable checkout building and s unidentified scarring. The possible launch area is secured and contains a circular road pattern. These two areas are situated near the apex of a V-shaped instr uentation pattern containing at least nine instrumentation sites and extending for rapproximately 35 mm in?a SSd direction. Although this area was snow-covered on snail-scale photography., - Wi I no construction activity was observed. Extensive track activity ~ s observed op _ _ photography probably associated with initial construction. F 1 photography the range appeared to be nearing completion and on hotograpbry the four major down-range inatrunentation sites, wader construction in appeared to be coqpleted. 3. The photo auaiyst ca this project is and he may be contactee 5 1 29X1 on extension Declass Review by NGA. 25 1 Exctaua a 'T ztlc Approved For.Release 2004107%29: 0-8