ARCHANGELSK-LIPIN BOR PORTION OF A SOVIET NORTH-SOUTH MICROWAVE RELAY LINK

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
ARCHANGELSK-LIPIN
BO R PORTION OF A SOVIET
NORTH-SOUTH MICROWAVE
RELAY LINK
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Arkhangelsk-Lipin Bor Portion of a Soviet North-South Microwave Relay Link
ACIC. USAF Jet Navigation Chart, 6th ed, Sep 66, Sheet JN-10N, Scale 1:2,000,000
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ABSTRACT
A 265-nautical mile north-south microwave relay link between Arkhangelsk and Lipin
Bor, USSR, has been identified IThere are
13 microwave facilities in this link.
INTRODUCTION
A newly constructed microwave link between Arkhangelsk and Lipin Bor has been
observed. It was expected that this new link would follow the Arkhangelsk-Vologda
rail line; however, midway between these cities, the route veers southwest toward Chere-
povets. A direct connection to Cherepovets cannot now be determined because two relay
facilities necessary for the completed link cannot be identified on available photography.
The thirteen microwave facilities are depicted on Figure 1. The photograph of Facility
10, included on Figure 1 is representative of all 13 facilities. With the exception of Fa-
cilities 4 and 10, all microwave facilities were identified on photography. The rail
line between Konosha and Kotlas was searched for another microwave link. The poor
interpretability of available photography precludes identification of any microwave fa-
cilities on this route.
BASIC DESCRIPTION*
1. Arkhangelsk Troposcatter/Microwave Facility
64-28-38N 040-55-03E
11.5 NM ESE of Arkhangelsk
Height of tower undetermined
2. Tundra Microwave Facility
64-08-OON 040-40-OOE
10 NM south of Tundra
Height of tower
3. o mogors aya Microwave Facility
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63-48-35N 040-38-21E
0.5 NM NW of Kholmogorskaya
Height of tower undetermined
Yemtsa Microwave Facility
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63-04-27N 040-20-57E
0.25 nm east of Yemtsa
Height of tower undetermined
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6. Plesetsk Microwave Facility
62-43-11N 040-17-31E
0.25 NM NW of Plesetsk
Height of tower
Fedovo Microwave Facility
62-23-41N 039-42-49E
3.5 NM west of Fedovo
Height of tower
onevo microwave P-aciiny
62-03-55N 039-15-26E
3.5 NM south of Konevo
Height of tower 130 ft
9. Antipino Microwave Facility
61-43-01N 039-13-52E
2 NM NW of Antipino
Height of tower 235 ft
11. i manga- a rovo Microwave rae-11-ity
61-18-45N 038-32-21E
2.7 NM NW of Patroskaya
Height of tower undetermined
12. Krechetovo Microwave Facility
60-56-25N 038-31-30E
0.75 NM SE of Krechetovo
Height of tower undetermined
13. Lipin Bor Microwave Facility
60-21-20N 037-55-30E (map derived)
6 NM NNW of Lipin Bor
Height of tower undetermined
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