PROBABLE MISSILE PRODUCTION PLANTS AND PROPULSION TEST FACILITIES AT DNEPROPETROVSK, USSR

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1963
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PROBABLE MISSILE PRODUCTION PLANTS
AND PROPULSION TEST FACILITIES
AT DNEPROPETRCO,VSK, USSR
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The probable missile production plants and
propulsion test facilities (48-26N 34-59E), cov-
ered by TALENT photography of ^
and KEYHOLE photography of -
include a Main Plant
Plant Area, and Static Test Area located
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southern edge of the city of Dnepropetrovsk
(Figure 1)._ The Main Plant Area, commonly
known as the DAZ Plant, was constructed between
1945 and 1949 to produce ZIS-150 trucks but has
never had an important role in the motor vehicle
industry. Photographic interpretation and col-
lateral information indicate that production is
diversified. Since the plant has been en-
gaged in the production of rocket engines, and
probably complete missiles; agricultural trac-
tors and household refrigerators are also prob-
ably produced at the plant.
The Main Plant Area, New Plant Area, and
Static Test Area, occupying a total area of ap-
proximately 970 acres, are the major compo-
nents of the installation (Figure 2). Total roof
cover of the major buildings in the three areas
is about 7 million square feet, making it the
largest installation of this type in the USSR. The
plant and testing areas are separately secured
by fences or walls, and interior portions of each
area are also separately secured. All three
areas have connections to the general road and
rail networks serving Dnepropetrovsk. Airsup-
port is provided by the Dnepropetrovsk/Valosh-
koye Airfield, 6 nautical miles (nm) to the south-
east. Electric power is supplied by the Dnepro-
petrovsk Heat and Power Plant (TETS Vehicle),
connected to the Dnepr Donets power network.
Water is taken from the Dnepr River, and is also
probably recycled from a reservoir south of the
installation for flushing purposes in the Static
Test Area. Housing is restricted generally to
that available in Dnepropetrovsk and its en-
virons.
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The Main Plant Area (Figure 3), designated
as Plant Post Box 186, has an area of approxi-
mately 545 acres and its major buildings (Table
1) have a total roof cover of about 5,253,800
square feet. No rail-through buildings can be
identified in the area. A possible power plant
is the largest of six buildings located in a fenced
area measuring approximately 1, 090 by 420 feet
at the southeast corner of the Main Plant Area;
the power plant may be rail served, but positive
identification of a spur into the area cannot be
made due to the small scale of the photography.
A second internal secured area, measuring ap-
proximately 490 by 260 feet and containing three
small sheds, is located at the western extremity
of the Main Plant Area; the sheds are served by
two single-track rail spurs which connect with
a holding yard nearby. The dimensions and
functions of numerous other small buildings
within the Main Plant Area cannot be determined
from available photography or collateral infor-
mation.
Other significant facilities within or asso-
ciated with the Main Plant Area (Figure 3, Items
A--I, respectively) include a possible tractor
park, a fire station, a personnel office, the
Trust 17 Main Office, a car park, two horizontal
cylindrical tanks, three cooling towers, a prob-
able fuel yard, and a sports arena. A large
garage (Figure 3), measuring 385 by 295 feet,
is situated in a fenced area outside the southeast
extremity of the Main Plant Area.
Item,
Dimensions (ft)
Roof Cover (sq ft)
Figure 3
(approx)
(approx)
Prob storage
110 x 110
12.100
bldgs (2)
140 x 80
11.200
Prob storage bldg
2S0 x 70
19,600
Prob