TOWERS AT SA-3 SAM SITES, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200370049-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: August 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOWERS AT SA-3 SAM SITES, USSR
This report provides an answer. to DIA
requirement DIAXX 63-78 and CIA require-
ment C-RR 3-80,426 which request anexamina-
tion of KEYHOLE photography covering 12 SA-3
surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites in the Len-
ingrad, Moscow; and Klaipeda areas. These sites
An analysis of these 12 SA-3 sites (Table 1)
and 2 additional sites in the Leningrad area
reveals that 4 of the Leningrad SA-3 sites
studied have towers in the centrally located
probable guidance areas (Figure 1). At each
of these 4 sites an additional tower or possible
tower was observed located to the rear of the
operational area.
SA-3 SAM
Site
Leningrad
V/_
C-31
D-28
/ D-30
D-25
V D-32
FIGURE 1. 5A-3 SAM SITES WITH TOWERS. .9
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Table 1.
Tabulation of the SA-3 SAM Sites Analyzed
In Prob Guidance Area
Height Diameter
(ft) (ft)
Rear.
Height Diameter
(ft
f
Distance
Between
Towers (ft)
) (
t)
60-01-30N
29-41-10E
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55 35 Poss tower'
590
60-13-55N
29-34-45E
70 40 75
845
59-57-50N
29-17-10E
Cannot measure 55 40
725
60-10-OON
29-23-1OE
70 40 At least 40
725
55
59-42-20N
29-17-10E
None observed
None; site u/c
None; site u/c
60-20-05N
29-37-OOE
Poss tower adjacent
to guidance area
~/ D-34 60-27-20N 29-44-OOE
Moscow
None; site u/c
Poss tower
Poss tower
None; site u/c
None observed
None observed
None observed
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FIGURE 2. CONCEPT OF AN SA-3 SAM SITE WITH TOWERS.
however,
further analysis. The shadow cast by the rear
tower at one site, Leningrad SA-3 Site D-30,
shadow atop each tower in the guidance area; is light in tone, possibly indicating a lattice-
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FIGURE 5. LENINGRAD SA-3 SAM SITE B-29 E
FIGURE 6. LENINGRAD SA-3 SAM SITE D-2
type construction. A perspective sketch of a
representative SA-3 site in the Leningrad area
(Figure 2) gives a concept of the relationship
of the towers to the site launch area.
A line drawing and photograph of Lenin-
grad SA-3 Site D-30 (Figure 3) show the distance
between the towers and their location with
respect to other facilities within the site.
Possible towers were observed at Leningrad
SA-3 Site D-32, Moscow SA-3 Sites E-28 and
E-29, and Klaipeda SA-3 Site A-17. Height meas-
urements were not possible at these sites.
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NPIC/R-183/63
Date Pass Camera Frames Classification
Mission
MAPS OR CHARTS
Leningrad
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0103-24HL, 3d ed, Jun 62 (SECRET)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0103-25HL, 3d ed, Jun 62 (SECRET)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0153-4HL, 2d ed, May 63 (SECRET)
Moscow
DIA. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0154-22HL, 2d ed, Mar 63 (SECRET)
DIA. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0167-4HL, 2d ed, Mar 63 (SECRET)
Kl aiped a
SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0168-1HL, 2d ed, Jul 62 (SECRET)
REQUIREMENTS
DIA. DIAXX 63-78 (partial answer)
CIA. C-RR3-80,426 (partial answer)
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NPIC PROJECT
J-215/63
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