SEARCH FOR ELEVATED ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT AT SA-3 SAM SITES USSR

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1963
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
NPIC R-236 63
October 1963
SEARCH FOR ELEVATEb ELECTRONICS
EQUIPMENT AT SA-3 SAM SITES,
USSR
Declassification review by NIMA/DOD
Handle Via TALENT.- KEYHOLE Control Only
This document c'ntains classified information offecnng the n?fiw+41 securtry of the United Siot?s within the
meaning of the espionage lows U. S. Code Title 13, Sections 793 and 794, The lo- prohib,ts its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any marine, to on enoo.horu?d person. as well os its use in any manner
pre, udicial to the safety or interest of the United States o. Iw the benefit of any foreign go vernmenr to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by pe.s annet especially ndocl,nated one ourhor,z?d to
receive TALENT.KEYHOLE information. Its security most b? maintained .n accordance ..itn KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations. I
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SEARCH FOR ELEVATED ELECTRONICS
EQUIPMENT AT SA-3 SAM SITES, USSR
This report provides an answer to that
portion of DIA requirement DIAXX 63-78 re-
questing a search of photography for elevated
electronics equipment at SA-3 surface-to-air
missile (SAM) sites other than those covered
by the 'earlier part of the requirement and
reported on in NPIC/R-183/63. 1/ The latter
publication presented information on 14 SA-3
SAM sites, all of which appear toRfave serious
radar masking conditions, and on the towers
observed at some sites, which may reduce
these conditions by elevating radar antennas.
As a result of the current study, an ele-
vated electronics position similar to a probable
radar position reported earlier 2/ has been
observed at four sites, and possible elevated
electronics equipment has been observed at one
site. Table I lists the SA-35A\1 sites covered
and provides further information resulting from
this r~?.udy.
.-ill information in this report is based on
KEYHOLE photography prior to
Baku
A-16A
B-10A
Chernyakhovsk
(Ozerak)
54-24-35N
22.03.25E?
(Ragnit)
55-01.25\
21-59-50E
Kalinlrgrad
B-02
C-13
(Pra%din'k)
C-32
(Don.kove)
(Polessk)
54-50.20\
21-06-45E
(Baltivsk)
54-39-50\
19-54-OOE
Lack of steno-+copic coverage
precauder int.-rpretation
Lack of +ter-copic coverage
pr.rlude+ intvrpretution
Quality of p't.ar~rap:.} pr.'clu'}
atiKpretat.on
\o EKIUip:wnt or tower- i-ible
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Leningrad
C-01A
Lida
C-29A
Liopuju
A-19
Lyalichi
44-0'?-ION
132-30.004
Moscow
E-33A
Murmansk
B-08
Odessa
A-05 %
Olenegon k
B-Ul
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No equipment or towers observed;
site under construction
No equipment or towers observed;
site observed to be under con-
struction
No equipment or towers observed;
site observed to be under con-
struction
No equipment or towers visible
Unidea[ified oo,ect ob-'er.ed in
center revetn ent and on roof of
m etted ba;Id;nrt adjacent to
^:a n service road
No equipment or towers visible;
site observed to be under
construction
Pwr!b..- ci., at.-d rIcctrun;cs
rga;pr- ?nt oh...n.?d in ..enter T.
Quality of photography preclude"
interpretation
No equipment or towers observed;
entire site is located'on top of
bill and center revetment is
possibly raised
No equipment or towers visible
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Elevated electronics position oh-
served similar to the earth
mound with earth ramp mentioned
in an earlier report ' as oc-
cupied probable radar position
Quality of p?otojiraphy precludes
interpretation
i Sevastopol
A-01A
Elevated electronics position oh-
served, similar to the earth
mound with earth ramp mentioned
in an earlier report '2 a' tx?-
cupied probable radar pi>suton
Otte ha.. ue'cupied cleated prob-
able radar po?itrun con.I-turig
of earth mound with earth ramp
(relx.rt..d earlier )
late ob.erved to !x? und,.r con-
.truct,, rn
..-.? ob..?rr,?d to be und,?r ron-
-truc tloa
\o eya~pr..ent it Cor,?r- ub-.?n,?d
Se%erodvinrk
B-02A
64-3.2.40N
39-30.00E
Shehuchin
A-37A
Suvet.k
B-01
~ovetak UBBhI
Complex
A-06
niG? oi,,,-rued t., b. Ix?b:,Lly
uad.?r .oil,tr ? t.on
Q..Itty of p^.ou,zraphy lx,?c::ri,?>
I.terpretation
Qu.lity of phoLo4raphy preclude-
interpretation -
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Cesuriysk
B-04
VIaditiostok
\-olkov~.k
A-34A
'Coordinates are included for sites lacking numerical designators.
"Formerly designated B-16A.
Quality of photography preclud. .
interpretation
No equipment or towers .isible:
sitg observed to be under con-
struction
No equipment or tower. obsirsed
Elevated electronic, position oh-
?emad, ..imilsr to the earth
mound with earth ramp mentioned
to an earlier report 2 as oc-
cupied probable radar position
Elekated electronics position ob-
ser%ed,similar to the earth
mound with earth ramp mentioned
to an earlier report ,f as oc-
cupied probable radar position
DOCUMENTS
1. NPIC. R-183/63, Towers at SA-3 SAM Sites, USSR, Aug 63 (TOP SECRET HUFF)
2. NPIC. H-122163, Facilities and Equipment at Prnzhant MRBN Complex SA-3 SAM Site B-16A U oH, Jun 63
(TOP SECRET RUFTj
DLL. DLAXX 63-7b (partial aasrer)
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