LAUNCH AREA "A" OMSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001400020011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
LAUNCH AREA "A"
,OMSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
TWO OF THE THREE SILO DOORS ARE EACH COVERED
BY A BUILDING-LIKE STRUCTURE. SUCH STRUCTURES
HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED AT SOVIET
HARDENED ICBM LAUNCH SITES.
LAUNCH AREA "A" IS A TYPE IIIB (HARD) LAUNCH
SITE, A TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SS-8 ICBM.
(GMAIC EVALUATION). A PLUS-SHAPED ELECTRONIC
FACILITY IS SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE LAUNCH SITE.
3. LOCATION: COMPLEX -- APPROXIMATELY 7 NM NE OF OMSK. LAUNCH
AREA "A" -- 7.5 NM NE OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT
FACILITY.
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT:
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
KH-4 -- 22 MISSIONS
KH-7 -- 2 MISSIONS
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.
GROUP I
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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8. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS: SILO SEPARATION -- 160 FT
SILO ORIENTATION -- 5+5 DEGREES
SILO COVERS -- APPROXIMATELY 60 FT SQUARE
LEG LENGTHS -- 1,250 FT
LEG ORIENTATION --
DEGREES
9. MISSION READOUT: TWO OF THE THREE SILO DOORS. ARE EACH COVERED BY A BUILDING-
LIKE STRUCTURE WITH A GABLED ROOF. THE THIRD DOOR IS UNCHANGED AND APPEARS
TO BE DOMED AND SQUARE IN STRUCTURE.
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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PREPARED BY: CSD/Research Branch
DISTRIBUTION:
Copy 1 - Director, NPIC
2 - Chief, CSD/REF/BB Unit
3&4-DIA
5 - Chief 1AD
6 - RB/CSD/NPIC
7 - RAS/REF/CSD
8 - TCO/Arniy,
9 - PAG, (Att
10 - TCO/Navy,
11 - File s/SBS RB CSD
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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LAUNCH AREA A
OMSK ICBM COMPLEX
55-09N 73-37E
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