SOVIET TYPE III A HARD ICBM SITES AND LAUNCH AREA F, PLESETSK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400380003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 16, 1965
• Content Type: MEMO

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l~IC~ !"GRt Chief, lra0~s Div!isi~a, ~
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?l~~L1te Chief, - c Zatel7~igenoe Di~risicn, CIA'
l~T~t.'1' ~ dvriet ~ III /~ Hss'd ICI ditss and Iav~seh Are4 F,
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~i~l~-it {a) Eiequtssis~nt C-1$t5-8~,~9~
j ~ (b) tw~/pzD Proasat ~ 30315?S . - ~~ .
1. This arorand~a is in response ~ tcl~ yot~ requir"eesut darted 18 ~ebY'taarY
1pK3 Which requests an eao^saination of a31 dvriet Tyrpe III A bard Zt~[ 3sunch
aitari Zor any ditZereaaes in ca~lylguratioa aa? signature irhieh might be indicative
o! tit pr~ts~, of the ed-9 laissi~+e system. !!pacifically it vas reQvssted ti~tt
all sites ba searched 2'or awy evil~aaee indicating inatallation of an "L" elec-
troeiics ta~ilitiy si~3=~' to tbaL- #'os#sd associated ~r3th Is~ach /lrsa D-2 at' Tyura-
tada ~[issi3~e Test Oeatel. Aaothei portion of t2ae requistimarnt regnested ~dsta on . .
Lasach .Arta t at t.hs PLsatsk ZCH~E Caaiplex.
g. Close a~oainsti,Qn of ? tssi Ca~]ra~c D t~aa rsveal~ed that a subtle
dlttesenoe sxists bel;Meeia Launch D-1 au4d D-2.. ?his diflerenae, wdeterted
tisttil rac~eatly, aonsisth of a ation !of 1S degrees in the azimuth along ~[~~
the si2G daors~ aw~e+e vh+n opening dad closing. Phis aLo indicates a di~'terence
of i3 d~ in the loading asiaNsth,.betveea D-1 and D-2. In the case oT D-1
the 3~osding ai1a~L~Lh cad aaaar~sth o$' door movroent are 335 degrees ,xhile at ~D-2
~y ar 3gp daeic4as. both D?1 aahd D?2 haw the sera site oriez~ation o.; 035
?leis asisuth is ghat of s paarpendiaular to am imagi:iary line conaccting
-the of e11 t3uye silos .
. 3. All, ~ deployed Type III A lawnh sites t~tersf exss-i~ed for evidence of
aa+straation of au- "L" elsetsonicll facility and the sa;~math oZ the .silo door
mawssat vas detes~in,ed for all ~o~? tha s~tes?. No~ evidence o2' construction oP
as "L" vas identified and a-11 ex~~pt, tvo of the siY.es vere Pound to have silo door
a~vv~ent s~??i is*' to -tle-t at Tyezritttrse D-1. The other sites, Dravyanna3-a- Launch .
Atws S and p vane Sound to have ~Loor azavaa~tnt simi3,ar to that at Tyurstam D-2.
Ds~erryaiwa~ira- Launch Area B has a sits orientation of 175 degrees and a loading
azsansth of 115 degrees resulting kin a diYterence of 060 degrees. This is similar
to ?tLe dlttes!ence of 060 degrps betwreen sites cad loading saimuths at Tytu~stam
D-1 and ZO ot~sr dsplgyed Tyye ZIT A sites.. Lsimch Areas l: and Z' at Drovyannaye-
hive site orientatioa-ot 030 dsgrses?anQ s loading azimuth of 345 dsgrees result-
ing in a difference between a-z3m1#ths o! 045 degrees. This is .similar to the 045
degree diltiszence betxeea sift and loading aziacuths observed 4t Tyurataai D-2.
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2nci~ded es atta-eba?at 1 ~ this i? a 1l..tirsg of lading
assan~? and sits or~nsstiill~s a~ ~ aE~7/9 Ie~E 1s~c~a .irw?, both .ort assn
w in a late stage df ~
4. Itch Ares ~ st tit 1c ICs[ Ca~le,t
Qoortrvatian vben fis7t obs?rwl~ dune_ 196h. ponstruation bd ant yitt ?t?s'tred
= the~~71.a~L ow eoTerage' of the a-rba. '!'hs e-si-
ta Aught 1963, the Sate o
?}~ .l~s the loss a~di or ~tt,? p.~. at this ate i? 110 8egs+ees,. laar a SVr- ;! )
~ e,egarsptton o~ thcilitie~ at ~ ' ia?aatL-tioa ..e 1~'ZC/a-e6~-/6~- j . ?Ca?~&-26/
gi. '~ foliarrisg stat~??tA ~ is ansvar to. other ~ifi~ carsaarieon? ~ ..
s~e~ue?ted ill y0tnr rquis'ea~it ? ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~
ta) Thers ~ is ao ei~ilaa-iit,Y bst~eea sv~poet heilities at P'].e.eLs~ T ~
ana tZtio?e at Tyucatsa~ Za~cb ~~ a. 'i'bs sus~yort at P~s?etsk if aaasists I
of o0,3~ a l~et- bui~+di~ vhi3?. tit; at Co.~2a~c- d ~? nvrch amore e~ctsniiv!~. B?e 1
11PtG/A-33/63, Dea..ber 1963 fiats al aeseriptim of the sv~poart ~ssilitiss at
?ytiust~ Cas~l,a~c d.
" (b) A? of this eats no f antenna affray "2~-,re beers po?i-
tive3y idsntified at the ple?etat Gam[ Oo~lex ? I
(a) 'me pass at !'lss.t? : ass au~oh ^^all~er tbsn tb? pad st Tytlrates
Istimch I1s~ea s-3. Althoes2a bottl comsi?t of tLt, eias~giat?d road served
pads, tb? peed at B-3 i? ahc?t os a? large a? the orrss st ple?et?ti s
Ttye to analyst on thi ~ ~pro~ct i? vho riay be contacted
6. 1 ~
should ~-+~ 1~re iauy Stu-tbes' gvsstian aaricarassss this pro~ect? 25X1
7. ?his pro3ect is coaiid~si~d to be oc~Lete.
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