COMPLEX "J" TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A000500050001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 30, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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COMPLEX tt Jtt
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
REVEALED A NEW AREA OF ACTIVITY LOCATED BETWEEN
LAUNCH COMPLEXES "A" AND "E" AT TTMTC. THE AREA HAS SUBSEQUENTLY
BEEN COVERED BY EIGHT KH MISSIONS RESULTING IN THE DESIGNATION OF
THIS AREA AS COMPLEX "J". ALTHOUGH NO LAUNCH FACILITIES HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED TO DATE, THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SHOWS CHARACTERISTICS
OF A SUPPORT AREA FOR A LAUNCH COMPLEX.
REVEALED A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN SCARRING
AND TRACK ACTIVITY IN THE AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FT
NORTHEAST OF THE END OF THE ROAD. AN IRREGULAR EXCAVATION AND
PROBABLE VEHICLES WERE DISCERNIBLE IN THE AREA.
REVEALED THE EXCAVATION LOCATED 3,000 FT NORTH-
AS THE BLAST PIT AT LAUNCH PAD "Al". A RAMP-LIKE CUT EXTENDS INTO
THE DEEPEST PART OF THE EXCAVATION. THE SPOIL FROM THE EXCAVATION IS
BEING PILED APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FT TO THE NORTHEAST.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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REVEALED THAT ONE-HALF OF THE ROOF ON THE MASSIVE
BUILDING HAS BEEN INSTALLED; CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING.
6. THIS MISSION REVEALS THAT THE FOCAL POINT OF ACTIVITY IS THE EX-
CAVATION 3 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF LAUNCH PAD ttAJ" WHICH IS TAKING
ON A DEFINITE SHAPE. THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE LEVELS WITHIN THE
EXCAVATION; THE SUN ANGLE PREVENTS OBSERVATION OF THE BOTTOM LEVEL.
THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE LOWEST LEVEL OBSERVABLE IS APPROXIMATELY
270 FT AND IS PROBABLY HEXAGONAL IN SHAPE. A POSSIBLE PIPELINE LEADS
FROM INSIDE THE EXCAVATION TO A NATURAL POND 2,950 FT TO THE EAST.
THE MASSIVE BUILDING WITHIN THE SUPPORT AREA WHICH MEASURES 790 X 615
FT CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS: THE LARGER SECTION IS AT LEAST 175 FT
HIGH CONSISTING OF THREE BAYS AND THE SMALLER SECTION IS AT LEAST 120
FT HIGH CONSISTING OF TWO BAYS. BOTH SECTIONS ARE RAIL SERVED; AND
THE SMALLER SECTION IS COMPLETELY ROOFED; WHEREAS THE ROOFING OF THE
LARGER SECTION HAS JUST BEGUN.
(COMPARISON BOARD -
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PREPARED BY: CSD/Research Branch
DISTRIBUTION:
Copy 1 - Director, NPIC
2 - Asst for Ops
3 - Chief, CSD Ref
4-DIA
5 Chief, PID
6 - RB/CSD/NPIC
7 - RAS/REF/CSD
8 - TCO Army, Attn:
9 - Files/SBS/RB/CSD
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. _
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COMPLEX J
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
45-54N 63-16E
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COMPLEX J
TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
45-54N 63-16E
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