SARY-SHAGAN AMM/SAM LAUNCH AREA 2 USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500310010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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NAME
Sary-Shagan A\ri/SAM Launch Area 2
COUNTRY- GEO COORDINATES WAC BE NO - NPIC NO COMDR NO
USSR 46-22N 072-52E 0245 None 34K None
Location: Just SW of SA"i Site B04-2 at Launch Complex A, Sary-Shagan
Antimissile Test Center; approximately 6,00.0 feet south-of Launch Position
5, Launch Site 3, Launch Complex A; 4 nautical miles ). SW of Sary-Shagan
Probable Launch Area B
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General: Doubly fenced area consisting of a Launch Area and a Probable
Electronic Site, both under construction. obabl for a
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area, proceeding south and east of the Complex Support Area. -This will
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from those at Tallinn. - Ze
,inner loop road but serve each launch position from the same side. Short
d most of the probable
ar
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Tallinn-type.forked patterns (2) appearing
These forked patterns are approximately 145 feet long. Distances from
position to position and site to site compare favorably with those at the
Tallinn A"'1/SAM Launch Complex. The road and revetment patterns resemble
those observed at Sary-Shagan A\F1/SAM Launch Area 1, differing somewhat
Tl roads to date do not originate from a central
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probably provide cable connection with Probable Launch Area B.
Launch Area: Consists of 2 modified Tal-linn-type launch sites (A and 3),
each comprised of 6 launch positions and a revetted central guidance/con-
trol position in varying stages of construction. A loop road is just SlV
of Site A. A small dark pattern- (1) is observed at the probable launch
point of each position. Site A is farther developed than Site B, the
at all 6 positions of Site A.
our ne
generally arc-shaped revetments (J) are
launch points. Both of the central guidance/control positions (4) are
partially filled with a dark material, probably for surfacing._ The azi-
muth of a perpendicular bisector-of aline draw tween the central guid-
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`Jo significant change is observe
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Electronic Site: A probable electronic site presumably will he superim-
Activity to date at the SA1
l SA1 Site 804-2
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posed on the conventiona
consists of 2 new loop roads (a), 1 new road breaking
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the fenceline , the removal of 2 revetted launch positions (c) and 1
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revetted hold position (d). Four small structures (e) have been added and
2 of the remaining 4 launch-positions are occupied by possible structures
or have been covered over (f).
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