JONAVA MRBM COMPLEX, USSR FIXED FIELD SITE

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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JONAVA MRBM COMPLEX, USSR
FIXED FIELD SITE
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gs now had a definite circular area in the
center and also contains identified object.
They were now considers tnch.positions. In
addition, a possible structure and several uni-
dentified objects were observed in small clear-
ings associated. with the site. The 'site was
again covered in
- but because of clouds and haze a de-
tailed interpretation could not be made. The
site was last covered in early
in snow cover and no changes
were apparent. The snow precluded deter-
mination of objects in the launch positions, or
associated clearings.
The site (Figure 2) is situated on an
irregular road pattern which branches off from
the local road pattern. The 4 launch positions
form a trapezoidal pattern and are separated
into 2 pairs of launch positions, 690 and 780
feet apart. The launch positions are irregular
in , shape but each has a small, circular area
in the center approximately 60 feet in diameter.
The azimuth of the launch positions is approxi-
mately 235 degrees, which closely approximates
the azimuths of Launch Areas No.1 and 2, which
are = and 230 degrees, respectively. Two
small possible structures, approximately 40 by
20 and- 30 by 20 feet, are located in a clearing
1,025 feet northwest of the center of the site.
A series of clearings is located along a- road
4,160 feet southeast of the site and is directly
connected to the site. Several unidentified ob-
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Launch Area No I (TDI name: Karmelaca \1RB\I Launch Site) -- Type II 54-57-15N 24-06-OOE
Launch Area No 2 (TDI name: Jonava \IRB\l Launch Site) -- Type II 55-01-OON 24-14-15E
Joriaxa Fixed Field \lHll\I Site (TI)l name: haisiadory.,. SS\I Fixed Field Position) 54-59-30N 24-29-OOE
This report supplenients NPIC/R-1613/63,
1/ which discusses the Jonava MRBM Complex,
which previously consisted of-2 Type II MRBM
launch areas.
The Jonava Fixed Field MRBM Site (Figure
-1) is located in a sloping, heavily wooded area
at an approximate elevation of 265 feet, 7.7
nautical miles (nm) north of Kaisiadorys in
the Lithuanian SSR. Jonava NIRBNI Launch Area
No 1 is 13.4 nm to the west-southwest and Launch
Area No 2 is 8.7 'nm to the west-northwest.
The rail yards at Kaunas, Jonava, or Kaisia-
dorys could serve as rail-to-road transfer points
for the complex. Launch Areas No 1 and 2 and
the field site are connected to each other and
to these points by primary and secondary,
probably all-weather roads.
The:; fixed field site-can be negated in
time it consisted of a poorly defined road pattern
and 4 clearings. The .site was again observed
i1A and
showed no appreciable change except for a
sharper definition of the road pattern and clear-
ings When next. covered in early
the site was identified as a
f xed field site. The road pattern and 4 clear-
i gs had been improved, probably -by removal
o vegetation and bulldozing. Each of the clear-
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POSSIBLE I
STRUCTURES
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UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT
POSSIBLE
OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT AREA
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Circular area, containing
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jects, have been observed in these clearings at
various times but none corresponding to the
period, of greatest activity at the site, which
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as a possible operational support area for
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parking vehicles or erecting tents as the launch
site does not have any associated large clear-
ings. No security fencing is evident around
the 'site .
SAC1. US Air Target Chart, Series Sheet 0166-7HL, 2d ed, Oct 62, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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