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BAYKONUR AREA FIELD LAUNCH POINT AND A POSSIBLE FIELD LAUNCH POINT, USSR
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CIA-RDP78T05439A000500290030-6
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RIPPUB
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T
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16
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
January 16, 2001
Sequence Number:
30
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Publication Date:
July 1, 1965
Content Type:
REPORT
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BAYKONUR AREA FIELD LAUNCH POINT
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This report la In response a CIA requlremeat
C-RR{-81,978, requcs[Ing a deulled report on the Uaytonur
Area Fkld bunch Point (17-22.OOtJ 65-27?/Ol:) and the
Possible Flcld launch Polm at 46-59-40N 70.09-10E,
a laclude a chronological review of conatrucUOn progress
at the 2 polnb (Figure i). ?
BAYKONUR AREA
The Uaykonur Area Field launch ,Point (17-22.OON
6S?27-40E~ conalaing of an tlrtldd, a support area;
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3 field launch positions, on uNdeatlfled area, and {areas
of aurring, k drua[ed 202 nautkal mike (nm) way[ 01 the
Poadble Field Laurch Point at 16-59-{ON 70.09d0E,,?
128 nm mrthesat of Tyuratam MlasUe Teat Center, and
299 nm weas-rorthwcet of the Sary-$hegan Antlmleelle
Teat Center impact area.
The tisyl;onur area launch polm (Figures 2 and 3) ,
la covered by small-sale, generally talc- to poor-gttell[y
photography, with Interpreution frequently Ilml[ed by ad-
verve wnthcr ?cotdltlons and poor Imagery. The ody
largo-sula coverage available to date, that of
-wa largely aloud covered, permlaraphy.
AIRFIELD
The alrfFeld, lasted 4,900 feet rorthwcat of theaupport
. area, was prelim in-although ltnagerywu
too'bltmad for laterpreutlaa. /Ototogrephy of-
:- -revealed [he prescrce of ^ ^Ingle
graded-earth run-
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The runway had apparently been cleared of snow and was
dlecernlble through a ligh[ cover of crow: Numerous trans
std roads served the alrfleld at this Ume. Just west of the
runvray a number of trans rnnverged a[ a small area of
setting where sn unidentlfled atructurc was loafed.
Lau L-~ very small obJccW or structures std
row [ra1L were dlsterN6le L thle area.
25X1 D sotnetlme bc[ween the runway
rccelved addl[loml preperadon, and a Imrting apron (1,020
by 16S feet) and 3 iaxf lints were constructed. The ronh-
south tulway wu extendeCbettveen-
~a a length of 2,200 feet. No ~Ignltlcant change
lus occurred since -In alrfleld fadltUa.
A medium, straight-wing aircraft wu obaarvcdondteapton
A paalhle bellcapter wudLUralbledtroughdeeparto`v
I~loag the radladLgframthe attrleld to the
wpport area. No other alrcrsh were o6aerved at the a~r-
ncld on refercrrced'phaography. '
SUPPORT AREA '
The support area forUa Daytomlr Area Fk)d latteeh
Polm could he icew ao - phoography, but
blurred Inugory preeludcd fdenUnaUao of facllltla. The
area apparel en craw-covered photography of-
.. -u a large, natured aza (appraxlmauly2,/70by 2,SS0
rat) from tfildt? nWniratu [nIL radiated to all otlar fa-
clllcks tomprlaleg the area. k entailed of apprmUtnauly
' Z2 ddldlage of s=law alas and sMpca, lirgely lrrratlu,
atorage, Ind admlNatratlen-typo 'bWidlttga. The Lrgeae
hrcltik 1 admltJitradm-type,-~'-shaped buildlag (lSS by
30 tee[ by 90 by 23 lieu 3 brratti?type 6Wldings (alt
~S by 30 teeth 1 lairaelu?type'btdWlsR (90 by 33 /eat), ~
probable w.relawei (SO by 20 feet), aadTsttppott tiulldings
'' TOp SECRET RUFF 25X1 D
25X1 D ? 25X1 D 25X1 D
ary of the area, Oy -the pert coverage with
Imagery dlatlnct enough for eornparatlve purposes, the rows
of open storage Just east of the motor pool and along the,
southern and wenern boutdarla had dleappcared, u had
the probable vehldea la the motor pool. Several small
a[ructurea had been removed. The support area appeared
eaeendally unchanged Iron
SOUTHERN FIELD LAUNCH POSITION '~
Blurred imagery or-precluded any auu?
tnen?t concerning this poeltlan, which Ilea 4.1 nm rorduut
o/ the support arcs. L-with srtow tondltlaaa
prevUling, this field Lunch posftlon acemed w ba the ady
! of the 3 field Lunch pal[lom canple[ed,slthoughlu
. apabillda txauld tat be evaluated beausa of deep snow.
The QexraUy muagtdar area wu bordered by a probable
flrebrdat, meuuringapproxirtuuly l,tNlOby1,l00fee4whh
3 majtrc revetments arnrtged la a trlengular pa[urnaround
a probable Ltmch pad, 3'maUer revetmenu In the north-
east corner, and l addltlaul probable rcvKmL'nt Jua[rorth-, .
wet or'the trlaagular pturn. -Subsegltettrphotography hsa
been obultted gemrilly during these aeasou whenvegentlos
wu deaae and obscured racllltles at the paltfee etcept for
the 3 mapr rcveunenW, which. were lnrcly dlecernlble.
fioweroY, the pmltlae appeared gemrally deterlotated std
rimttlve b tomprison with the 2 Beld lettach pwldam w
dte north. fat reLdvely dLtlnet coverage of - .
the pwltlm appeared overgrown by vegeuda4 with ro evl-
? dace or aedHry m any dgNnGtn ehutBeLfaefllda aLce ,
the same rc tntems were
dlaarolble u trerw apparera In The prob-
' able latmrh pad obNervedla-coddaat be sees
oa da_pUomgr.pdr beeatra a dtxp arow.
CENTRAL ANO NORTHERN .
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fairly large, aingle structure, probably ^ rcvetmetu, could
bC ldcntlftcd at tech pwlUon. Vegcw[lop su[tr;rcd abou[
bolt palcioa and arow limited Idcsdftcatlon of other poe-
alble nruc[ura. L contra[ the southern (kid launch
posltloo appeared to he releUvely Tree of vegetatloa at that
Ume. Platography of ~evakdtha4 although the ?
southern Held launch posltlonappearedaomcwhatovergtvwrt
by vcgoutloq with only llgfit earring vtsiblo, the central
and northern poeltlins showed evidence of henry earring,
with ro facllltlcs dlacernihlc, on poor?quallty phoography.
Dy-both the northern and antral pwitlons
had been elated and bout poattlons appcaredac4ve, where- ,
as the southern paaldon appeared (mcUve, with only the
3 principal revetments dlacernlble. The canted and rorth-
ern poeltfona 'worn enclosed by ^ recungdar probable
IlrebMat, approximately 1,700 by b00 fee4 and ippear[d
w be mlrrnr lmagn or each other fa mw[ rapecta, The
central latarch paltloa caulated of 1 rcletlvely large
rcvctmem std 3 smaller rcvetmenW, with a probably
Lunch pad Jwt aouth?aoutheaat ardaposslble[rcoch~cras
the rorthern 6aadary. Four .ptoh6lo vehidbs la a row
were observed at fife posltfon at thla time -
sad 3 prohbla plena of etpNptnm4 l of which appeared to
be oa the prolaable Lunch pad. 'Ilia rorthern launch pntdon
tpttaleted o(1 rolatlvety largo rcve[ment std 3 smaller rc-
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