NEW SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE, MOSCOW PARADE 7 NOVEMBER 1963

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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2012
• Sequence Number: 104
• Publication Date: November 7, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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NEW SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE, MOSCOW PARADE
Attache photography taken in Moscow on
7 November 1963 revealed four surface-to-air
missiles reported by the Soviets to be anti-
missile missiles. The numerical designations
1240738, 1245211, and 1245215 are visible on
three of the missiles; the designation of the
fourth missile was not observed. The missiles
are two-stage surface-to-air missiles on spe-
cially designed trailers towed by what are prob-
ably tractor versions of the MAZ 502 cargo
truck (Figures 1 and 2). Each missile consists
of a booster and a combination sustainer and
warhead stage, with an overall length of 52.2
feet from the tip of the pressure probe to the
rear of the booster nozzle. The overall length
of the tractor-trailer is 66.0 feet.
FIGURE 1. MISSILE ON TRAILER.
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The mensural data are derived from graph-
ical and ratio solutions taken from photographic
prints. The basic known dimensions are the
178-inch wheelbase and 8-foot 10-inch height of
the vehicle towing the missile. Most of the
measurements are considered accurate to within
3.6 inches, but some of the longer horizontal
measurements -- such as the overall length of
the missile, and the booster and sustainer stages
-- contain cumulative errors and may be con-
sidered accurate only to within 7.2 inches. The
dimensions summarized in Table 1, and shown
in Figure 6, are generalized and should not be
used in any detailed engineering analysis of the
missile or the tractor-trailer.
The booster stage (Figure 3) has an overall
length of 13.2 feet and a diameter of 3.2 feet.
The diameter of the booster, including the length
of each stabilizer fin, is 15.6 feet. The four
stabilizer fins are positioned on axes of 90 de-
grees at the rear of the booster, and each has
a surface area of 28.8 square feet. No control
or trim tabs were observed on the booster sta-
bilizer fins. The booster stabilizer fins are
opposed on axes of 45 degrees to the sustainer
control and stabilizer fins. The booster is di-
vided into a nozzle section 3.6 feet long and
ranging from 3.2 to 2.2 feet in diameter, and a
-motor case 9.6 feet long and 3.2 feet in diameter
that mates with the sustainer nozzle skirt. Po-
sitioned on opposite sides of the missile forward
of the booster stabilizer fins are two plugs, pos-
sibly cable connections. Located on the top and
to the rear of the booster are two probable
handling/hold-down couplings. No details on the
booster nozzle can be furnished because of the
cover plug.
The sustainer and warhead stage (Figures
4 and 5) measures 39.0 feet in length from the
tip of the pressure probe to the edge of the sus-
tainer nozzle skirt. The sustainer, excluding the
warhead section (dark-toned area), is 29.4 feet
long with a diameter of 2.6 feet. The diameter
of the sustainer at the nozzle skirt is 1.9 feet.
Positioned at the rear of the sustainer are four
control fins, each with a surface area of 2.8
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square feet, which pivot on control-fin shafts
protruding from the sustainer. The diameter of
the sustainer, including the length of the control
fins, is 6.8 feet. Located forward of the control
fins are four stabilizer fins positioned on axes
of 90 degrees, each with a surface area of 23.1
square feet. On at least one, and probably two,
of the stabilizer fins are trim tabs with a con-
trol surface of 0.9 square feet. Another un-
identified appendage is observed forward of the
trim tab. The overall diameter of the sustainer,
including the length of the stabilizer fin, is 11.0
feet. Located at the tip of each visible stabilizer
fin is an antenna 1.3 -feet in length. It should be
noted that the stabilizer antenna was missing
on one of the missiles. In addition, two probable
stabilizers 3.5 feet in length are positioned on
an axis of 180 degrees at the front of the sus-
tainer aft of the warhead section. External
cableways of various lengths are visible on both
sides of the sustainer. One external cableway
connects the booster and sustainer stages. The
warhead section of the missile (dark-toned area)
measures 6.0 feet in length. The curvature of
the ogive cannot be determined accurately'from
available photography. The pressure probe
measures 3.6 feet in length, with a maximum
diameter of 6 inches and a minimum of 2 inches.
The tractor-trailer used for the missile
has an overall length of 66.0 feet; the missile
trailer measures 50.0 feet in length and 12.6
feet wide. The dimensions of the unloaded
trailer are probably different, as evidenced by
the fold-down catwalks protecting the sustainer
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Table 1. Dimensional Data era Missile and Tractor-Trailer
Overall length of missile (including pressure 52.2 ft
p)robe)
Overall length of tractor-trail6r
Booster
Length
13.2 ft
Diameter
3.2 ft
Diameter (inclu(ing length of stabilizer fins)
15.6 ft
Surface area of each stabilizer fin
28.8 sq ft
Sustainer
Length (inclu(jing nozzle skirt)
29.4 ft
Length of nozzle skirt
0
7 ft
Diameter
.
2.6 ft
Diameter at junc?iion of sustainer mind
nozzle skirt,
1.9 ft
Diameter (inc?I uding length of control fins)
6.8 ft
Surface areu,bf each control fin
2.8 sq ft
Diameter (ine)uding length of stabilizer fin)
11.0 ft
Surface area sf such stabilizer fin
23.] sq ft
Length
Curvature of ogive
Length of pressure pro he
Maximum diaigeter of pressure probe
Minimum dianic:tn of pressure probe
Tractor. trailer
Type, (probable tractor version MAZ 502)
Overall length
Maximum-?idth ,
6.0 ft
cannot he deter-
mined accurately
:3.6 It
6.0 in
2.0 in
'86.0 ft
12.6 It
31.7
39.0'
TIRE DIAMETER 1.1'
TRAILER TRACK 6./'
TRAILER WIDTH 11.6'
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE
APPROXIMATE
FIGURE 6. DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS OF MISSILE AND TRACTOR-TRAILER.
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stabilizer fins. . In such instances, the trailer down bands. One band, which is probably
dimensions would probably decrease in width. tightened by means of a wheel handcrank at-
The trailer does not have a launch or erector tached to the cradle support, is located on the
capability and its design (one vertical booster forward end of the booster stage; the second is
stabilizer fin extends through the trailer car- on the aft portion of the sustainer; and the third
riage into a boot) necessitates a lifting device is on the forward section of the sustainer 4.6
for removal of the missile from the trailer. feet aft of the warhead. The third tie-down
The missile is supported by four and a suspect band has raised channels that permit passage
fifth cradle, at least one of which appears to be of the external cableways.
hand-cranked to the level of the missile. The At least seven frames are used to provide
missile is secured to the trailer by three tie- support for protective canvas covering.
Attache photography of 7 Nov 63. That inFigure ? is classified CONFIDENTIAL and that in Figures 1, 3, 4, and 5
classified SECRET.
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