ALUKSNE MRBM COMPLEX, USSR LAUNCH AREA NO 1

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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LAUNCH AREA NO 1.
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD,3/31/00
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ALUKSNE MRBM COMPLEX; USSR
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Launch %rea \o l (Ti Launch Site I 1 -- Tape II
57-2I-L\ '26-11-15I:
Launch Area No 2 (TDI name: Ruski Launch Site) -- Type 11
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Launch Area No 3 (TD e- ; Launch Site 2) -- Type IN-
57-13-00N 26-33-WE
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TRANSFER POINT
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concerning Launch Area No 1. Information on
the remainder of the Aluksne NIRB\1 Complex
(Figure 1) is given in the referenced reports.
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1, 2/ Launch Area No 1 is a completed Type
11 launch area located 11 nautical miles (nm)
southwest of Aluksne in the Latvian SSR.
Launch Area No I is located in heavily
wwooded, hilly terrain at an approximate elevation
of 375 feet. An improved, probably all-weather
road serves the complex. This road connects
-Launch Area No 1 to Launch Area No 2 (5 nm
northeast), Launch Area No 3 (10.2 nm south-
west), the complex rail-to-road transfer point
(13.5 nm southwest), and Aluksne (11 nm north-
east). Aluksne could also serve as a rail-to-
road transfer point as it is closer to Launch
Areas No 1 and 2 than the complex transfer
point. The complex transfer point and Aluksne
are also connected by rail, and are 23.4 nm
apart.
Launch Area No 1 (Figure 2) was first
observed in
at which time only a small portion of the road
pattern was identifiable. The type and con-
struction status of the area were undeterminable.
At that time, Launch Area No 2 (Type II) was
complete 'and Launch Area No 3 (Type IV) was
in the very early stage of construction. The
rail-to-road transfer point was also under con-
struction at that time. The next coverage of
the launch area was in
and ?at that tiYne the road network, including the
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support facility were visible-
the area
was again observed and identified as a completed
Type 11 MRBM launch area. The next coverage
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is the best quality photography over the area.
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launch pads, the and
the site support facility. At this time Launch
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Area No 3 and the complex rail-to-road trans-
fer point also were complete. Further coverage
in revealed the
addition of several buildings in the Site Sup-
port Facility.
The main access road enters the launch
area through a gate in the security fence, passes
through the northern part of the site support
facility, and enters the north end of the launch
site. It runs down the center of the launch site,
with roads branching off on either side and form-
ing loops which contain two offset pairs of elon-
gated, soft launch pads measuring 245 by 70 feet.
To the rear of each launch pad is a drive-in mis-
sile-ready building with an adjacent small build-
ing. Between each pair of pads is a control
building which is connected by possible cable
scars or trails to a small building inboard of each
launch pad. A building is located in line with the
northern pair of ready buildings along the area
access road. A small building is immediately
to the rear of the inboard ready building of the
southern pair of ready buildings. Five small
unidentified objects or structures are scattered
about the site and there 'is an erector /launcher
on each launch pad. The technical section of the
site support facility is contained within the launch
site and consists of a series of three loop roads
forming a ladder-like pattern. Nostructuresor
vehicles are identifiable in the technical section.
Located 1,800 feet north-northeast of the center
of the launch site is a
facility consisting of two parallel, earth-mound-
ed, drive-through buildings situated on a double
road. Across the main access road from
is a possible athletic field
with an unidentified object or structure within
it. Located 3,200 feet north of the center of the
launch site are the other components of the site
support facility: a vehicle maintenance and stor-
age section with 4 buldings: an administration
and housing section with 7 barracks-type build-
ings and one small building; and 8 other (one
probable) buildings. Along the main access road
between the and these compon-
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Earth-mounded
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Probable building
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LAUNCH SITE
SITE SUPPORT FACILITY
(Dimensions in feet)
(Dimensions in feet)
4 Missile-ready buildings 200 x 65
ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING SECTION
2 Control buildings 150 x 40
1 Building 80 x 30
7 Barracks-type buildings 125 x 55
1 Building 60 x 55
8 Buildings 150 x 55, 125 x 45, 100 x 60,
4 Buildings 45 x 35
100 x 45, 90 x 45, 70 x 30,
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4 Buildings 40 x 40
657E 30, 40 x 40
1 Probable building 80 x 30
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SECTION
2 Buildings 200 x 40
2 Buildings 45 x 45, 45 x 30
1 Domelike object
or structure 45 Diameter
FIGURE 2. LAUNCH AREA NO 1.
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ents of the site support facility, in a small clear-
ed area, is a domelike object or structure 45
feet in diameter. A gate in the security fence,
which encloses the launch area, is located 870
feet west-northwest of the center of the north-
ern part of the site support facility. Three small
buildings are situated in the immediate area of
this gate, and are probably security connected. In
a large, heavily scarred, excavated area along
the main access road, and 1,740 feet northwest
of the northern part of the site support facility,
are 5 buildings of undetermined size which are
probably construction support associated.
The complex rail-to-road transfer point,
which is 18.4 nm southwest of the launch area,
consists of a loop road, a rail spur, and three
buildings (Figure 3). The rail spur extends 1,440
feet from the main line to its termination in the
transloading area, and is 320 feet in length within
the transloading area.
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Army. ANtS Series N501, Sheet No 3d ed, Jul 61, -cute 1:250,000 (INCL,ASSIFIED)
SAC. C Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0133-1 sllL, 3d od, Dec 62, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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