SOVIET FIELD LAUNCH POINT SP-2

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000200070041-1
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RIPPUB
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T
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5
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
May 12, 2004
Sequence Number: 
41
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2004/06/29 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200070041-1 Approved For Release 2004/06/29 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200070041-1 Declass Review by NIMA / DoD NPIC/R-58/62 The field launch point designated SP-2 by the Soviets, and associated with the Sary Shagan Antimissile Test Center "SSATC has been identified 25X1 D on photography.' 25X1 B 25X1 B 25X1 B s seen on t e photography, Sk- consists 25X1 D nch area, measuring 1,600 by 1,000 feet. Within the fenced area are five revetments and a launch point (Figure 2). A probable support area containing at least two structures is situated 1,350 feet north of the launch area and directly connected to it by road. Because of poor image quality, no other launch points could be identified. No electronics facilities were. discerned. ?5X1 B The photography 25X1 D reveals a fenced instrumentation facility at 47-21N 65-20E, approximately 25X1 B 4 nm west of SP-2 (Figure 2); A graded-earth runway 4,400 feet long is located just northwest of the installation. No aircraft were observed. *This report supersedes a previous one, 1; based on poor-quality gave a possible location for SP-2. NPIC/R-58/62 25X1 B TYURA TAM TOP SECRET KARSA KPAY SP-2_ 50 0 50 100 1 NAUTIfAL MILES ROAD -+---I I RAILROAD TRAIL % INTERMITTENT STREAM INTERMITTENT LAKE TOP SECRET TURKESTAN ALMA-ATA 25X1 D 25X1 D PROBARLE LAUNCH 25X1 B SUPPORT AREA AREA APPROX 4 NAUTICAL MILES S P-2 47' 21 IN 65' 28'E LAUNCH POINT FIGURE2. FACILITIES ATSP-2 Approved For Release 2004/06/29 : CIA-RDP78T05439A04Y0'W70041-1 25X1 D 25X1A NPIC/F-58/62 TOP SECRET ACIS. WAC 246 (Aral'skoye Sea), 1st AOF a;i. ACIS. WAC 245 (Golodnaya Steppe), 4th AO6' r .. _ _ ' 3:. Nrale 1:1,000,000 (UNCLASSIFIED) (TOP SECT 'ET~ 4. NPIC. R-57/6 Near-Ra a _ i)f the Tyura Tam Missile Test Range, USSR (TOP SECRET CODEWORD y, ACSI. DC 216-60, The Chelkar Lour. -., Chelkar, USSR, Sep 60 (TOP SECRET SI NPIC.,' B-20/61, Probable SSM Launch Art-a Nv:u \Iakat:_USSR, Aug 61 (TOP SECRET CIA. PIC/JR-4/61, Missile-Related Activi:'., Makat Area, USSR May 61 -(TOP SECRET REQUIREMENT TOP SECRET