IRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX NEAR GUANAJAY, CUBA CHONOLOGY OF CONSTRUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200410061-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 61
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRBM LAUNCH COMPLEX NEAR GUANAJAY,
CHRONOLOGY OF CONSTRUCTION
The Guanajay IRBM1 Launch Complex south-
iv of
con-
sisted of two launch sites (Figure 1). Launch
Site 1, located 2.5 nautical miles (nm) east-
northeast of Guana jay at 22-57-OON 82-39-25W,
and Launch Site 2, located 4.7 nm east-northeast
of Guanajay at 22-57-25N 82-36-55W\, can be
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seen in very early stages of preparation (Figure
2) on photography o
Site 1 was estimate to be over o per- 25X1 D
was in an earlier stage of construction. As of
, it % vas estimated that Site I 25X1 D
was approximately 80 percent complete, whereas
construction of Site 2 was estimated to be two
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GUANAJAY
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weeks behind that of Site 1. On
_ it was noted that both sites were being
abandoned. The chronology of construction at
the launch sites is outlined below, and details
are given in -Fable 1.
Pad areas probably cleared of brush
Security fence probably L' C
(Not observed on photo_Taphc)
Foundations probably laid for control
bunkers
Excavations probably trimmed to size
(Not observed on photography)
Segments probably in all excavation=
Probably preparations for concrete %ork
(Not observed on photog-raphy)
Blast walls probably built
Cable trenches probably dug
Concrete segments probably placed in
trenches and covered
Control bunker probably assembled
(Not observed on photography)
Control bunkers erected
Cable trenches nearly finished
Blast walls erected
Concrete poured on some pads
Excavation for liquid stara e tanks
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Concrete on 3 pads; still at work on
others
Excavations for liquid storage tanks
Security fencing construction
More fill being added to pad areas
Liquid storage tanks noted beside
excavations
Equipment cabling and control bunkers
appearea complete
One ready bldg U. C
Third pad being concreted
Approaches graded for one pad, fill
added to others
Probable pad areas cl^ared of brush
Probable security fence U, C
Foundation f ~r probable rectangular bldg
Excavations acrd=- cads
Foundations for probable control bunkers
Concrete _ egm."nts piled beside excavation
Three (i) excavations trimmed to size; seg-
ments assembled alongside
Roof ready for rectangular bldg
Excavation for 4th pad
Segments placed in one excavation
Crane assembling prefab control bunker parts
Rectangular bldg still U.'C
Segments in all excavations: preparations for
~(gm concrete work
Blast walls probably built
Cable trenches probably dug
Concrete segments probably placed in
trenches and covered
Control bunker probably assembled
(Not observed on photography)
Pads cleared of brush
Security fence U, C
Rectangular bldg U. C
Excavations across 3 pads
Foundations for control bunkers
Construction continues on security fence
Rectangular bldg U C
Concrete segments piled beside one
excavation
Three excavations trimmed to size;
segments of proper shape beside one
excavation
Roof ready for rectangular bldg
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 Crane working on ready bldg-
Tao liquid storage tanks placed in
excavation
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