IMENI GASTELLO ICBM COMPLEX USSR

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1967
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
IMENI GASTELLO
ICBM COMPLEX
USSR
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T CS-80208/67
APRIL 1967
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PREFACE
This report updates and supersedes TCS-80773/66, Imeni Gastello ICBM
Complex, USSR, 1/ the initial report in a series prepared in response to CIA
Requirement C-D15-82,972 requesting detailed line drawings, to scale, of elements
of the complex. The information contained herein is based on KEYHOLE
photography through Individual reports will be 25X1 D
updated periodically to reflect changes observed on subsequent photography.
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IMENI GASTELLO ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
The Imeni Gastello ICBM Complex (Figure 1) is in the south-central part
of the Steppe Region of Central Siberia. It is about 300 nm southeast of Magni-
togorsk, the nearest large city. The complex support facility is on the northwest
outskirts of Derzhavinskoye, a town about 2.5 nm south of Imeni Gastello.
The complex, at present, contains 25 Type IIIC launch sites deployed in
4 groups arranged in the shape of an inverted L. The 3 launch groups in the
staff of the L cover an area about 12 nm wide and 38 nm north-to-south. The
base of the L extends westward about 15 nm and is about 8.0 rim wide.
The complex is west of the Ishim river, in a sparsely populated region
where most of the small towns and villages are situated along the riverbanks.
Agriculture is the principal occupation, with wheat the predominant crop. The
terrain is gently rolling, well-drained, treeless steppe land. Elevations range
from about 600 feet in drains, to over 1,000 feet at the highest points.
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 aver-
age temperature in January is close to 0?F. Summers are quite warm and
temperatures vary little. 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 Febru-
ary and March, and a less definite minimum again in July and August. During
these periods of minimum cloudiness, about one-third to one half of the days
are clear. Maximum cloudiness occurs from October through December when
one-fourth or less of the days are clear.
Transportation into the complex is dependent on rail facilities. The complex
support facility and the rail-to-road transfer point are served from a single-
track rail line that branches off the Magnitogorsk-Akmolinsk line at Yesil,
about 51 rim north of the complex, and terminates about 4.0 nm south of the
complex. A network of local roads connects the towns and villages in the area,
but no cross-country highways exist. A complex road system is under construc-
tion and, as the launch sites are completed, a well-engineered road is construct-
ed to each site.
The Imeni Gastello Complex was first observed in when the 25X1 D
complex support facility and 2 launch sites were under construction. Five more 25X1 D
launch sites were started for a total of 7 sites in that year. _ 25X1 D
construction was initiated on 8 more sites, and an additional 10 sites 25X1 D
were started. All sites in Launch Groups A and B are complete, and Launch
Groups C and D are in a midstage of construction.
The construction rate at this complex is about average for Type IIIC com-
plexes. There is ample room for expansion of the complex, and construction
will no doubt continue for at least another 2 years.
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FIGURE I. LOCATION OF IMENI GASTELLO ICBM COMPLEX.
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1. NPIC. TCS-80773/66, lineal Gastello ICBM Complex, USSR, Aug 66 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
REQUIREMENT
CIA. C-DI5-82,972
NPIC PROJECT
11210/66 (partial answer)
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