ALEYSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: March 1, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ALEYSK
ICBM COMPLEX,
USSR
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
MARCH 1967
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This report updates and supersedes 1 -1 Aleysk ICBM Complex,
USSR, 1/ the initial report in a series prepared in response to CIA Require-
ment C-D15-82,972 requesting detailed line drawings, to scale, of elements of the
complex. The information contained herein is based on Q photography
through Individual reports will be updated
periodically to reflect changes observed on subsequent photography.
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The Aleysk ICBM Complex (Figure 1) is in the southern part of Western
Siberia, on the eastern side of the Steppe region. It is about 150 nautical
miles (nm) south of Novosibirsk, and about 63.0 nm southwest of the city
of Barnaul. The complex support facility is 2.0 nm west of the town of Aleysk.
The complex contains only Type IIIC launch sites. They are deployed
in 3 groups of 6 sites each. The first group was deployed in an area extend-
ing about 10.0 nm northwest of the complex support facility; the other 2 groups
extend about 18.0 nm to the south, and about 15.0 nm to the east.
Aleysk is a large agricultural town on the west side of the Aleye river
which flows northeast to join the Ob at Barnaul. The terrain in the region
is relatively flat, with elevations ranging from 500 feet in the river valley to
over 800 feet at the highest point in the complex. Drains are well defined,
although shallow. Agriculture is probably the chief occupation, with wheat
and cattle the leading products. The region is practically devoid of trees. Many
small towns and villlages border the river, and numerous villages are scattered
throughout the complex.
The Steppe region is the warmest part of Western Siberia. Snow cover is
normally limited to the period from early November to mid-April. The average
temperature in January is close to 0?F. Summers are quite warm, with little
variation in temperatures. The average temperature in July is about 68?F. The
region has an overall annual cloud cover average of about 60 percent. A sub-
stantial seasonal variation exists, with averages reaching a minimum in Feb-
ruary and March, and a less definite minimum again in July and August.
During these periods of minimum cloudiness, about one-third to one-half the
days are clear. Maximum cloudiness occurs from October through December
when one-fourth or less of the days are clear.
The complex support facility and the rail-to-road transfer point are served
by a spur from the double-tracked rail line that runs between Barnaul and
Semipalatinsk. A local network of roads connects the villages and towns, but
no first-class through highways exist. A road system is under construction
within the complex to provide access to the launch sites. This construction
is initiated as the sites approach completion, and utilizes existing roads where
possible.
The Aleysk Complex was first observed in hen Launch
Site 1 was identified in an early stage of construction. Work on the site prob-
ably was started during The only photography available for
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predated the complex support facility, as there was no evidence of the facility
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for construction of the complex support facility. However, from the progress
apparent when it was first observed in0 it is probable that construc-
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Soviet Union where construction of a launch site was detected prior to that
of the complex support facility.
An incident unique to this complex occurred during the spring of 1965
when an earthquake was reported in the region. Subsequent to the earth-
quake it became apparent that all work on Launch Site 4, still in an early
stage of construction, had ceased and the excavation was abandoned.
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ALEYSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
Complex Support Facility --
Launch Group A
Launch Site 1A IIIC
Launch Site 2A IIIC
Launch Site 3A" 111C
Launch Site 5A IIIC
Launch Site 6A IIIC
Launch Site 12A IIIC
Launch Group B
Launch Site 7B IIIC
Launch Site 8B'" IIIC
Launch Site 9B IIIC
Launch Site 10B IIIC
Launch Site 11B IIIC
Launch Site 13B IIIC
Launch Group C
Launch Site 15C IIIC
Launch Site 16C IIIC
Launch Site 17C IIIC
Launch Site 18C IIIC
Launch Site 19C IIIC
Launch Site 20C IIIC
Geographic
Coordinates
52-27N 082.35E
52-30N 082-40E
52-33N 082-42E
52-35N 082-30E
52-36N 082-35E
52-32N 082-34E
52-23N 082-46E
52-17N 082-49E
52-15N 082-39E
52-ION 082-36E
52-11N 082-43E
52-20N 082-41E
52-22N 082-54E
52-28N 082-54E
52-31N 083-06E
52-24N 083-04E
52-28N 083-12E
52-35N 083-12E
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Complex main road
- Road
- Cable scar
Type IIIC launch site
Type IIIC launch site
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feet west-northwest of the abandoned excavation. The effort expended on this
new site resulted in considering it to be in a late stage of construction in
about 11 months -- approximately one-half the usual elapsed time for a site
to reach that stage. The conclusion apparent from this sequence of events is
that Launch Site 4 was so badly damaged by the earthquake that it was more
practical to construct a new site than to repair the old one. The increased
construction effort was made in order to complete the new site in the same
time frame as the other sites in the group.
Aleysk was one of the first Type IIIC complexes to be deployed in the
Soviet Union, but it lags behind all other IIIC complexes in the number of
sites deployed. In one group of sites was complete, a second
group was still in a midstage of construction, and the third group was in an
early stage. It is possible that this may remain one of the smaller Type IIIC
complexes. Although there is ample room in the area for deployment of addi-
tional launch groups, the construction effort is below the level of that at other
Type IIIC complexes. It is possible that the Soviets may have reconsidered
their plans after the earthquake of 1965 and decided to reduce their invest-
ment at this complex.
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1. NPIC.
REQUIREMENT
CIA. C-D15-82,972
NPIC PROJECT
11210/66 (partial answer)
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