GROZNYY MRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX, USSR

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000200400010-8
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5
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December 28, 2016
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July 6, 2000
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200400010-8 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200400010-8 GROZNYY MRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX, USSR COORDS: +43-08-OON 44-55-15E BE NO: ASSOC AREA: Groznyy 2, 4.3 nm to NNE. Groznyy 3, 11.5 nm to ENE. TDI NAME: Sunzhenskoye LOCATION: 6 nm NE of Sunzhenskoye Launch Site TERRAIN: Hilly VEGETATION: Wooded SECURITY: None PADS: Four^ circular pads approximately 150' in diameter and with 750' separation oriented at READY BLDGS: None discernible Site Support Facility TECHNICAL SECTION: None observed ADMINISTRATION & HOUSING SECTION: Lo- 25X1 D NPIC/R-240/63 cated 3,400' N of the most northerly pair of pads. The area contains six barracks-type bldgs (145' x 45'). Rail-to-Road Transfer Point Probably Nazran located 8.2 nm to launch area by local road. Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM Radius of Launch- Area None. a MAPS: AMS, N501 till 3S-02 USATC-200, Sheet 0325-TA FIGURE 1. GROZNYY MRBM LAUNCH AREA NO 1. -1- TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 D LAUNCH AREA NO 2 (TYPE I) COORDS: 43-12-OON 44-57-45E BE NO: Groznyy 3, 9.7 nm to the ESE. TDI NAME: Nesterovskaya LOCATION: 4.5 nm SW of Nesterovskaya ASSOC AREA: Groznyy 1,"4.3 nm to the SSW. TERRAIN: Hilly VEGETATION: Wooded SECURITY: Nbne PADS: Four circular pads approximately 150' 345? and 350? through type approximately (180' x 60'). Site Support Facility TECHNICAL SECTION: Road network adjacent to and on NW side of launch site. TOP SECRET RUFF ADMINISTRATION & HOUSING SECTION: Lo- cated approximately 2,500' NNE of launch site. The area contains 4 probable bldgs of undeter- minable size. Rail-to-Road Transfer Point Probably Nazran located 7.8 nm to launch area MAPS: AMS, N501 NK 38-02 USATC-200, Sheets 0325-2A and 0325-7A 25X1 D 25X1 D TOP' SECRET RUFF LAUNCH AREA NO 3 (TYPE IV) COORDS: 43-10-OON 45-11-OOE BE NO: ASSOC AREA: Groznyy 1, 11.5 nm to the WSW. Groznyy 2, 9.7 nm to the WNW. TDI NAME: Achkhoy-Martan LOCATION: 4.5 nm WW of Achkhov-Martan TERRAIN: Hilly VEGETATION: Wooded SECURITY: None COMPONENTS: The launch site contains a mounded control bunker circumvented by a loop road that serves two launch positions 225' apart, a probable portal silo, and an unidentified struc- ture located in the NE quarter of the launch site. The access road enters the launch site on a 285? azimuth. No security fence is discernible about the launch site. Site Support Facility TECHNICAL SECTION: None ADMINISTRATION & HOUSING SECTION: Lo- cated 5,000' NE of launch site. A haze precludes an accurate count and mensuration of buildings within the administration and housing section. However, portions of at least 10 bldgs are dis- cernible. Rail-to-Road Transfer Point Probably Ordzhonikidzevskaya located 10 nm to launch area by local road. Other MRBM Activity Within 25 NM Radius of Launch Area MAPS: AMMS, N501 NK 3S-02 USATC-200, Sheet 0325-7A CONTROL BUNKER PROBABLE PORTAL SILO ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING SECTION TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1B Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200400010-8 Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200400010-8