HF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AT SOVIET MRBM AND IRBM COMPLEXES (UPDATE)

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• Publication Date: January 1, 1966
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HF COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITIES
AT SOVIET MRBM
AND IRBM COMPLEXES
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This report is in response to requirements
CIA/C-RR5-82,644, NSA/P0432/R-63-65, and
NSA/P0432/R-125-65 and updates previously
reported information 1-5/ on 44 high-frequency
(HF) communications facilities at or near Soviet
MRBM and IRBM complexes (Figure 1).
An analysis of available
photography of Soviet MRBM and
IRBM complexes has revealed HF communica-
tions facilities at 22* additional complexes
(including probable and possible facilities)
bringing to 66 the total number of complexes
with known communications facilities. This
figure is approximately 90 percent of all known
MRBM/IRBM complexes and it is more than
probable that the remaining 10 percent either
have or shortly will have such facilities.
This report describes in Tables 1 through 3
the above 22 facilities as well as 5 of the 44
previously reported facilities at which a sig-
nificant change in the interpretation of the an-
tennas has occurred.
The identified antennas are the same types
as have been previously reported at other Stra-
tegic Rocket Forces operational facilities, i.e.,
HF horizontal dipole and vee antennas. The
horizontal dipoles have a range of at least 500
nautical miles as evidenced by the distance be-
tween the possible correspondents whereas the
vee antennas, which are probably a less directive
type, are thought to have a shorter range.
*Facilities identified too recently to be included in the
body of this report are at Borshchev MRBM Launch Area
No 1 (Skala Podolskaya MRBM Launch Site 1) and Groz-
nyy MRBM Launch Area No 2 (Nesterovskaya MRBM
Launch Site). The overall total of MRBM/IRBM com-
plexes with known HF communications facilities is now
68.
Antenna azimuth measurements, i.e., the
direction of signal propagation assuming the
antennas to have a transmitting as well as a
receiving capability, are given in accordance
with the following guide:
Horizontal dipoles. The azimuth given is
a perpendicular to the antenna and is in the
direction away from the control center.
Vee antennas. The azimuth given is the
bisector of the enclosed angle. (Possible sig-
nal propagation on the reciprocals of the given
azimuths is assumed for each of the types).
Antenna size is given as the distance. be-
tween end pole positions in the case of the hor-
izontal dipoles and between an end pole and the
center pole for the vee antennas. Possible
correspondents for each antenna, where de-
terminable, were derived by great circle plot-
ting, i.e., using the intersection of a great
circle projection with likely candidates along
the projection. It is noted that one of the pos-
sible correspondents of nearly all of the fa-
cilities is Moscow, a most likely candidate.
Antenna types, sizes, azimuths and possible
correspondents are listed after each facility.
In addition to the antennas, a second feature
which is common to these facilities is the hard-
ened control center. This consists of an earth-
mounded, probably concrete, arched-roof build-
ing (Figure 19) approximately 65 feet long, 40
feet wide, and with a 35-foot-long access passage
at each end. This type of control center is found
at virtually all known MRBM/IRBMcommunica-
tions facilities and its hardened nature points up
the importance the Strategic Rocket Forces
attaches to them.
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Complex (Site)*
Distance from Launch
Area
Coordinates
Akhtyrka MRBM Launch Area No 2
(Akhtyrka Launch Site 2) Figure 2
At Launch Area 50-22N
34-STE
Aluksne MRBM Launch Area No 2
(Ruski MRBM Launch Site) Fig-
ure 3
At Launch Area
26-51E
Disna MRBM Launch Area No 2
(Zelki MRBM Launch Site) Fig-
ure 4
At Launch Area
28.24E
Gusev MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Gusev MRBM Launch Site 1)
Figure 5
At Launch Area
22-04E
Ostrov MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Asanovschina MRBM Launch
Site) Figure 6
At Launch Area 57-31N
28-12E
Polotsk MRBM Launch Area No 2
(Polotsk MRBM Launch Site 2)
Figure 7
At Launch Area
28-34E
Simferopol MRBM Launch Area No
2 (Balki MRBM Launch Site)
Figure 8
4.2nm NW of 44-59N
Launch Area
34-21E
Smorgon IRBM Launch Area No 1
(Smorgon IRBM Launch Site 1)
Figure 9
0.5nm S of 54.31N
Launch Area
26-17E
Sokal MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Sokal MRBM Launch Site 1)
Figure 10
At Launch Area 50-23N
24-16E
Torva MRBM Launch Area No 2
(Torva MRBM Launch Site 2)
Figure 11
At Launch Area 57-58N
26-05E
Voru MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Voru MRBM Launch Site 1)
Figure 12
1.5nm N of 57-47N
Launch Area
26-48E
Zhmerinka MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Gnivan MRBM Launch Site) Fig-
ure 13
At Launch Area 49-09N
28-12E
*TDI site designator is indicated in parentheses.
**Antenna designation numbers are keyed to the line drawing of the facility.
***Map reference is to US Air Target Chart, Series 200, scale 1:200,000.
****Probable correspondents.
Number and Type
2 horizontal dipoles
2 horizontal dipoles
2 horizontal dipoles
2 horizontal dipoles
3 horizontal dipoles
1 probable vee
1 probable vee
Table 1. Update of Soviet ill/IBM and IRBM HF Communications
Facilities with Identified Antennas
ANTENNA
Orientation
2 or 3 horizontal dipoles 1
1 large vee 2
1 small vee 3
3 horizontal dipoles 1, 2, 3
1 probable horizontal 4
dipole
1 probable horizontal 5
dipole
3
horizontal dipoles 1, 2, 3
horizontal dipoles 4, 5, 6
large vee 7
small vee 8
horizontal dipoles
3 horizontal dipoles
1 horizontal dipole 2
1 large vee 3
3 horizontal dipoles
3 horizontal dipoles
1 large vee
1 small vee
1 horizontal dipole
1 horizontal dipole
2 or 3 horizontal dipoles 2, 1
2 horizontal dipoles 3, 4
1 large vee 5
1 small vee 6
2 horizontal dipoles 1
3 horizontal dipoles 2
1 probable vee 3
1 horizontal dipole 1
1 probable vee 2
1 vee 3
Degrees
Dimensions
? 10 Feet
Possible Correspondents
Control Building
1 335 Usovo, Belokorovichi Earth mounded
2 335 Moscow****
3 335 Derazhnya, Stanislav
1 270 Vitebsk, Smolensk Probably earth
2 470 Moscow**** mounded
-- -. Ukmerge
-- Polotsk
-- -- Moscow****
-- .. Gomel
-- -- Baranovichi
1 115 2,3 180 Moscow****
4 130 Daugavpils
Smolensk****
5 180
1 110 2, 3 175 Smolensk
4, 5 175 6 110 Moscow****
7 130 legs Luga
8 --
1 385
Undetermined
1 450 (total)
2 450 (total)
Odessa,
Moscow****
Moscow****
Smolensk
Moscow* ***
1 330 (total) Moscow****
2 115 Smolensk****
3, 4 165 Undetermined
5 160 legs Tallinn
6 125 legs
1 335 (total) Moscow****
2 475 (total) Smolensk****
Moscow****
Undetermined
Undetermined
Earth mounded
Earth mounded
Earth mounded
Earth mounded
Earth mounded
Not mounded in
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Earth mounded
Probably earth
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Not mounded in
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Earth mounded
Map Reference ***
DIA 0234-11HL, 3d ed, Feb 64
DIAU1S3-1SHL, id e d, Dec
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DIA 0168-5HL, 2d ed, Nov 62
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SAC 0168-6HL, 2d ed, Nov 62
(S)
DIA 0153-18HL, 3d ed, Dec 62
(S)
DIA 0168-5HL, 2d ed, Nov 62
(S)
DIA 0250-20HL, 4th ed, Se 62
(S
IA 0168-SHL, 3d e d, Dec 6
DIA 0232-15HL, 3d ed Apr 63
(S)
DIA 0153.12HL, 3d ed, Jan 63
(S)
DIA 0153-13HL, 3d ed, Jan 63
(S)
SAC MO233-17HL, 4th ed, Jul
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Table 3. Update
of Soviet MRBM and IRBM Communications F
I cilities Without Identified Antennas
Associated MRBM or IRBM
Complex (Site)*
Distance from Launch
Area
Coordinates
Control Building
Map Reference**
Gelli IRBM Launch Area No 3
2nm NE of launch area 42.48N
47.26E Not arch roofed
DIA 0322-8HL
3d ad
(Paraul IRBM Launch Site)
nor earth mounded
,
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May 64 (S)
Gomel MRBM Launch Area No 2
At launch area 52-24N
30.39E Probably earth
USAF 0167-21HL, 2d ed,
(Borkhov MRBM Launch Site 2)
mounded
Apr 62 (S)
Kamenets-Podolskiy MRBM Launch Area
At launch area 48.51N
26.42E Probably earth
USAF 0233.16HL, 4th ed
No 1 (Kamenets-Podolskiy MRBM
La
nch Sit
mounded
,
Oct 62 (S)
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Kivertsy MRBM Launch Area No 1
At launch area 50-53N
25-31E Earth mounded
DIA M0233.6HL, 3d ad, Jul 65
(Kivertsy MRBM Launch Site 1)
Moloskovitsy MRBM Launch Area No 1
1
5nm SW of launch 59-28N
29-03E Earth mounded
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(Moloskovitsy MRBM Launch Site 1)
area
,
,
May 63 (S)
Nadvornaya MRBM Launch Area No 2
1.Onm N of launch 48-40N
24-48E Earth mounded
DIA 0232.25HL
2d ad
(Nova Ves MRBM Launch Site)
area
,
,
Jun 63 (S)
Pervomaysk IRBM Launch Area No 1
1.7nm E of launch 47.58N
30-55E Not ;arch roofed
USAF 0250-3HL
2d ed
(Kamennyy Most IRBM Launch Site)
area
nor earth mounded
,
,
Jan 63 (S)
Sateikiai MRBM Launch Area No 1
(Salantai MRBM Launch Site 1)
At launch area 55.59N
21.38E Earth mounded
SAC 0168.1HL, 2d ed,
Jul 62 (S)
Uman MRBM Launch Area No 2
At launch area 48-57N
30-23E Earth mounded
DIA 0233.18HL
3d ed
(Mankovka MRBM Launch Site)
,
,
Aug 62 (S)
Zhitomir MRBM Launch Area No 2
At launch area 50-iON
28-16E Earth mounded
SAC M0233.12HL, 3d ad
Aug 65
(Zhitomir MRBM Launch Site 2)
,
*TDI site designator is indicated in parentheses.
**Map reference is to US Air Target Chart, Series 200, scale 1:200,000.
Table 3. Previously Reported HF Communications Facilities at Soviet
MRBM and IRBM Launch Areas with Identified l4ntenma Changes
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MRBM or IRBM
Complex (Site)*
Distance from Launch
Area
Coordinates
Kurgancha MRBM Area No 2 At launch area 39-37N
65.56E 2
(Kurgancha MRBM Launch Site 1)
3
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1
1
Novosysoyevka IRBM Launch Area At launch area 44.12N
133.25E 2
(NovosysoyevkaIRBM Launch Site
2
1) Figure 15
2
Yelsk MRBM Launch Area No 1 At launch area 51.42N
29.12E 1
(Yelsk MRBM Launch Site 1)
1
Figure 16
3
Zagare MRBM Launch Area No 1 At launch area 56.23N
23.19E 3
(Zagare MRBM Launch Site 1)
2
Figure 17
1
Znamensk MRBM Launch Area No 2 At launch area 54-35N
21-08E 3
(Znamensk MRBM Launch Site 2)
3
Figure 18
*TDI site designator is indicated in parentheses.
**Antenna designation numbers are keyed to the line drawing of the facility.
***Map reference is to US Air Target Chart, Series 200, scale 1:200,000.
****Probable correspondents.
Antenna
Orientation
Number and Type Designation** + 5 Degrees
fishbones
horizontal dipoles
probable vee
probable vee
fish bones
large vee
small vee
large vee
small vee
horizontal dipoles
horizontal dipoles
horizontal dipoles
vee
horizontal dipoles
horizontal dipoles
probable vee
1, 2
3, 4, 5
6
7
1, 2
4, 5
3, 6
140/320
50
325
1
2
3,4,5
1,2,3
4, 5
6
1,2,3
4,5,6
7
20
140/320
Dimensions
? 10 Feet
Possible Co
rrespondents
Control Building
Map Referenca***
1, 2
330 x 145
Alma Ata, F
unze Earth mounded
DIA M0337-5AL, 2d ad, Jan 65
3,4
175
(S
5
105
1, 2
320 x 140
Earth mounded
0 B - 2HL, ad, Jan 63
4, 5
140
(S)
1
135
Baranovichi Earth mounded
SAC 0233-3HL, 3d ed, Jan 62
3, 4
195 5
Chernigov, Brest
125 Moscow****
(S)
1
125 2, 3
180 Moscow**** Not earth mound-
DIA 0153-21HL, 5th ed
Apr 64
4, 5
180
Smolensk*** ed in0
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6
130 legs
Undetermine
1
110 2, 3
175 Moscow**** Earth mounded
SAC 0168.6HL, 2d ed, Aug 62
4
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175 6
110 Smolensk****
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