MISSILE ACTIVITY AT EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER LAUNCH COMPLEX, USSR

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CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010022-0
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August 16, 2011
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April 29, 1977
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . .- This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 National -Tup Secret 29 APRIL 1977 Photographic Interpretation Center MISSILE ACTIVITY AT EMBA MISSILE TEST CENTER LAUNCH COMPLEX, USSR Two missiles were seen on the three-rail Area A TEL at Pad A-2 of Emba Missile Test Center Launch Complex (Figure 1). forward end and fins at the aft end. The measurements are different from those of any known tactical surface-to-air missile observed to date. How- ever, because of the obliquity of the photography and other limiting factors, the missiles may be longer than they appear to be and thus similar in size and configuration to the SA-6 (GAINFUL) missile. 25X1 25X1 25X1 missiles were mounted on the TEL. The measurements and shapes of these missiles were similar to those of the SA-6 (GAINFUL) missile. 25X1 25X1 IMAGERY INFORMATION REPORT They had an apparent bulge) )aft of the WARNING NOTICE Sen a Intelligence Sou rcea antl Mel~otls Involvetl. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010022-0