LAUNCH PAD A3 LAUNCH COMPLEX A SHUANG-CHENG-TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: March 1, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORJ
LAUNCH PAD A3
LAUNCH COMPLEX A
SHUANG-CHENG-TZU
MISSILE TEST CENTER
CHINA
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LAUNCH PAD A3, LAUNCH COMPLEX A, SHUANG-CHENG?TZU MISSILE TEST CENTER,
CHINA
SUMMARY/CONCLUSIONS
This report, one of a series designed to pro-
vide current information on the Shuang-cheng-
tzu Missile Test Center (SCTMTG), describes
the new launch pad (A3) constructed at Launch
Complex A during The new pad is some-
what similar in configuration to lhe~ pad at
Launch Complex D, but differs radically in size
from Pads AI and A2 and has a flame bucket
at its center.
DESCRIPTION
haunch Complex A (Figures I and 2 tivas a
2-pad complex when first observed o
photography of and
remained such through Missiles and
missile-associated equipment have been observed
frequently at the complex for more than f years,
and Pad Al apparently has been used for the
majority of missile firings from the Shuang-cheng-
tzu rangchead. Details of the devclo ~ment of
Launch Complex A are given in
SSM Launch Facilities, Shuang-cheng-tzu Mis-
sile Test Center, China. 1
There were no essential changes to the com-
plex until early when activit ~ not
visible on the last previous coverage of
was observed south of Pad Al . The first:
evidences of construction activity for Pad A3
(Figures 3 and 4) were the preparation of service
roads and the excavation at the site of the
future launch point. On photography of
road construction was underway from a
Ai to the east and west entrances to the new
pad, and an irregular excavation was present at
the new launch point. An accurate depth meas-
urement for the excavation has not been deter-
mined, but comparisons with existing structures
in the complex indicate that it was in excess of
when the temporary buildings/ tents associated
with the construction phase were in the final
stage of removal and a gate was emplaced across
the cast approach road. I\TO further changes
have been observed o hotography
through Pads
AI and ~ were snow covere on p otography
IO feet. A new large building was under con- of
struction immediately east of the combination
barracks heat plant at the entrance to Pad Al,
and the security fence to the south had been at
least partially removed.
a trough-like possible flame 25X1 D
bucket s ope at each end) had been emplaced
in the excavation at Pad A3, and a trench had
been opened from the control bunker at Pad Al
to the immediate vicinity of the new launch
point. Probable concrete forms for the access
road to Pad A3 were on the roadbed adjacent
to each end of the pad construction site. A new
curved road connection had been constructed
from the northeast corner of Pad Al to the exist-
ing road immediately east of the pad. The exist-
ing trenchline east of the entrance to Pad Al
had been extended to the new large building
under construction, and the foundation for another
structure was visible north of the new building.
A powerline leading from the transformer/switch
house to the new launch oint was also observed.
photograp y o sma 1 sea e and/or poor inter-
pretability revealed only gross changes at Pad A3
such as paving of the east and west approaches,
and the presence of tents structures west of the
entrance to the pad. On large-scale coverage of
Pad A3 was in a late stage
o construction an the cable trench to the con-
trol bunker was complete and backfilled. Paving
of the approach roads was about 70 percent
complete, and surfacing of the pad area had
been started.
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