PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX E24 MOSKVA, USSR

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• Publication Date: March 1, 1967
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATIC
VITAL RECLJAIIS e~P
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PREFACE
This photographic interpretation report is one of a series published in
partial response to CIA requirement C-DI5-83,143 which requests detailed line
drawings, to scale, of facilities associated with probable ABM deployment in the
Moskva area. The information contained in this report is based on
photography of I and does not reflect changes observed.
since that time.
The precision target plots included in this report are mathematically rectified
projections of the area. Plots are compiled by utilizing precision mensuration
instruments. However, stereoscopic imagery was not available for photo inter-
pretation. Identifiable image points are measured and their coordinate values
mathematically transformed by a computer. This transformation corrects for
camera and attitude (pitch, roll, and yaw) induced distortions but does not
correct for displacement due to ground relief and object height.
All mensuration utilized in the preparation of this report was accomplished
by NPIC/TID. The horizontal and vertical measurements cited are computed
values, as derived, and do not reflect numerical round-off unless otherwise
specified. The horizontal measurements are accurate to within plus or minus 5
feet or 3 percent, whichever is greater. Vertical measurements are accurate to
These target plots represent the most accurate data compiled to date, but
the user is cautioned to exercise care in scaling distances or determining
azimuths from these plots for relief can introduce errors in distance and
alignment.
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PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX E24
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Probable ABM Launch Complex E24 is located approximately 45 nautical
miles (nm) southwest of Moskva, USSR, at 55-21N 36-29E (Figure 1). 1/ The
complex consists of a dual triad superimposed on the southwest end of the
Launch Area of SA-1 SAM Site E24-1. The probable ABM launch complex is
separately secured by a triple fence. Although the presence of the triple
security fence has been verified on previous photographic coverage of the com-
plex, the tree canopy present in 0 precludes a determination of the 25X1
exact alignment of the inner and outer fences. The complex also contains a
T-shaped earth-mounded building with a possible security building at the
entrance, a transformer substation, a heating plant, a probable security building
at the main entrance to the complex, and 6 support buildings (Figures 2 and
3). Construction of launch positions had not started as of 25X1
Construction activity was first observed at Triad 1 ( igure ) in 25X1
A circular ground pattern I is visible on the northwest side
The buildings and environmental shelters now appear to be
externally complete. Building A measures 235 by 140 by 40 feet high. A solid
parabolic dish 60 feet in diameter is on the ground at the southwest corner of
the building. An environmental shelter 110 feet in diameter has been mounted
on the roof of the building; a capping section 70 feet in diameter is in place.
of the building. This may have been used as a form for assembling sections of
the environmental shelter on the ground. Buildings B and C measure 120 by
105 by 40 feet high. An environmental shelter is mounted 25X1
on the roof of each. The distances between the estimated centers of the en-
vironmental shelters on the buildings in Triad 1 are as follows: between Build-
ings A and B, 1,010 feet; between Buildings B and C, 825 feet; and between
Buildings C and A, 860 feet.
Construction was first observed at Triad 2 (Figure 3) in 25X1
1/ It now appears to be in a midstage of construction. Building A meas-
ures 155 by 120 by 40 feet high. Two wings, each measuring 25X1
high, are situated at the southwest end of the building and are parallel to the
long axis of the building. A circular base F_ I for an environ- 25X1
mental shelter is on the roof of the building. A structure 25X1
high is located at the center of the circular base and is probably associated
with the pedestal or mount for the radar antenna. Buildings B and C measure
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mental shelter is situated on the roof of each building. A counterpart of
Building D in Triad 1 has not been constructed in Triad 2. The distances be-
tween the estimated centers of the circular bases for the environmental shelters
on the buildings in Triad 2 are as follows: between Buildings A and B, 845
feet; between Buildings B and C, 835 feet; and between Buildings C and A,
940 feet.
The distance between the estimated center of the environmental shelter on
Building A in Triad 1 and the estimated center of the circular base for the
shelter on Building A in Triad 2 is 2,100 feet. The distance between the esti-
mated center of the environmental shelter on Building B in Triad 1 and the
estimated center of the circular base for the shelter on Building C in Triad
2 is 885 feet.
The T-shaped earth-mounded building 2/ 3/ located between Building A in
Triad 1 and Building A in Triad 2 measures approximately 315 by 125 feet on
the crossbar of the T. The stem is approximately 140 feet wide; the length
cannot be determined. A flat-roofed high bay I uis lo- 25X1
cated near the center of the crossbar. The high bay appears to be higher
than the earth-mounded portions of the building, although the exact height
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FIGURE 2. PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX E24, MOSKVA, USSR.
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FIGURE 3. LAYOUT OF PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX E24.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 BLDG A, TRIAD 1
a ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
b CAPPING SECTION
2 BLDG B, TRIAD 1
a ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
3 BLDG C, TRIAD 1
a ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
4 BLDG D, TRIAD 1
5 SOLID PARABOLIC DISH
6 SUPPORT BLDG
7 SA-1 CONTROL BUNKER
8 POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION
FORM FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL SHELTER
9 1-SHAPED, EARTH-
MOUNDED BLDG
a CROSSBAR
b STEM
C HIGH BAY
10 POSSIBLE SECURITY BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
11 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE
ROOF
12 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE
ROOF
13 TANK
14 L-SHAPED PROBABLE
SECURITY BLDG
a MAIN SECTION
b WING
15 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT
ROOF
16 TRANSFORMER SUB-
STATION, FLAT ROOF
17 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT
ROOF
18 HEATING PLANT, FLAT
ROOF
a STACK
19 SUPPORT BLDG
20 POSSIBLE BLDG
21 BLDG A, TRIAD 2
a CIRCULAR BASE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
b STRUCTURE
C Z WINGS
22 BLDG B, TRIAD 2
a CIRCULAR BASE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
23 BLDG C, TRIAD 2
a CIRCULAR BASE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SHELTER
24 SA-1 CONTROL BUNKER
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FIGURE 4. SUPPORT AREA, MOSKVA PROBABLE ABM LAUNCH COMPLEX E24 AND SAM SITE E24.1.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION
8 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
9 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
10 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
a 2 LOW WINGS
11 SINGLE-FAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
12 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
13 PROBABLE SHED, FLAT ROOF
14 STRUCTURE
15 STRUCTURE
16 STANDPIPE
17 PROBABLE SHED
18 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
FIGURE 5. LAYOUT OF THE SUPPORT AREA.
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19 STRUCTURE
20 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF,
U/I OBJECT ON ROOF
21 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
22 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
23 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
24 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
25 SINGLE-FAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
26 3 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
DWELLINGS, HIPPED ROOFS
21 SINGLE-FAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
28 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
29 3 SINGLE-FAMILY-TYPE
DWELLINGS, GABLE ROOFS
30 EARTH-COVERED PROBABLE
TANK WITH 2 PROBABLE
VENTS
31 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
32 SUPPORT BLDG
33 STRUCTURE
34 SUPPORT BLDG
35 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
36 BLDG U/C
37 SUPPORT BLDG
38 BLDG U/C
39 BLDG
40 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
41 HEATING PLANT, FLAT ROOF
a STACK
42 BLDG, FLAT ROOF
43 PROBABLE EARTH FILL
44 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
45 PROBABLE SECURITY BLDG,
FLAT ROOF
46 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
47 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
48 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
a HIGH BAY
49 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
50 PROBABLE SECURITY BLDG,
FLAT ROOF
51 ADMIN-TYPE BLDG, GABLE
ROOF
52 ADMIN-TYPE BLDG, GABLE
ROOF
53 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
54 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
55 POSSIBLE BLDG FOUNDATION
56 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
57 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
58 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
59 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
60 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
61 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
62 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
63 PROBABLE HARDSTAND
64 POSSIBLE EARTH-COVERED
STRUCTURE
65 SUPPORT BLDG, PROBABLE
FLAT ROOF
66 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOF
67 FIELD
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68 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROOf~
69 SUPPORT BLDG
70 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
11 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
72 POSSIBLE BLDG U/C
73 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
14 SUPPORT BLDG, ARCHED
ROOF
75 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
16 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF,
CONCRETE APRON ON
NORTH & EAST SIDES
71 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R00f~
78 SUPPORT BLDG, HIPPED
ROOF
a MAIN STRUCTURE
b EXTENSION ON WEST SIDE
79 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT &
GABLE ROOFS
a MAIN STRUCTURE
b EAST WING
80 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R00
81 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R00
82 SUPPORT BLDG, PROBABLE
FLAT ROOF
83 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R001~
84 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
85 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
86 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG
81 SUPPORT BLDG, PROBABLE
FLAT ROOF
88 CIRCULAR APRON
89 STRUCTURE
90 STRUCTURE
91 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG
92 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
93 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
94 POSSIBLE BLDG U/C
95 WAREHOUSE-TYPE BLDG,
GABLE ROOF
a MAIN STRUCTURE
b SOUTH WING
% SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R00~
91 POSSIBLE VEHICLE SHED,
FLAT ROOF
98 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE ROO
99 SUPPORT BLDG, GABLE R00
100 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
101 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
102 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
103 POSSIBLE GENERATOR BLDG,
FLAT ROOF WITH CENTER
HIGH BAY
104 2 PROBABLE SEMI BURIED
TANKS
105 PROBABLE BLDG FOUNDATIO
106 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
101 SUPPORT BLDG, FLAT ROOF
108 POSSIBLE SHED, FLAT ROOF
109 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE DWELLING
HIPPED ROOF
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3 SUPPORT BLDG
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b ROOF HEIGHT
4 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
5 SUPPORT BLDG, POSSIBLE
GABLE ROOF
6 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
DWELLING, GABLE ROOF
1 MULTIFAMILY-TYPE
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cannot be determined from photography. The building appears to have a drive-
through capability, but no road is visible at the entrance to the stem of the T.
The Support Area (Figures 4 and 5), which is utilized by the SA-1 SAM
site and the probable ABM launch complex, is located approximately 5,000 feet
northwest of the SA-1 SAM site Launch Area. The multistory apartment-type
buildings, which were first observed in before con-
struction had started on the probable ABM launch complex, are the only
facilities in the Support Area which can be associated with Probable ABM
Launch Complex E24. This type of building has been seen only in the support
areas of those Moskva SA-1 SAM sites where probable ABM launch complexes
have been constructed. Whether the other buildings and structures in the area
are associated with the SA-1 SAM site or with the probable ABM launch
nle?x cannot. be determined from aerial photography. A comparison of
photography with earlier large-scale pnotograpny cu we iupj%I
Area reveals that some multifamily-type dwellings and support buildings are
being razed. 4/
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