LAUNCH GROUP "M" TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE BEING EMPLOYED AT THESE
SITES IS UNIQUE TO ANY OF THE SINGLE SILOS PREVIOUSLY
IDENTIFIED AT THE TYURATAM MTC.
LAUNCH SITE M1 -- APPROXIMATELY 3.6 NM EAST OF THE
LAUNCH COMPLEX "G" SUPPORT FACILITY,
LAUNCH SITE M2 -- APPROXIMATELY 4 NM SE OF THE LAUNCH
COMPLEX "G" SUPPORT FACILITY.
LAUNCH SITE M3 -- APPROXIMATELY 0.9 NM NE OF LAUNCH
COMPLEX "Fn
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 most be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS:
9. MISSION READOUT:
LAUNCH SITE M1 -
LAUNCH SITE M2 -
LAUNCH SITE M3 -
LAUNCH SITE Ml -
LAUNCH SITE M2 -
LAUNCH SITE M1 -- 2 KH-4 AND 1 KH-7 MISSIONS.
LAUNCH SITE M2 -- 2 KH-4 AND 1 KH-7 MISSIONS.
LAUNCH SITE M3 -- 1 KH-4 AND 1 KH-7 MISSIONS.
SILO DIAMETER -- I kAPPROX)
CURED AREA LARGE ENOUGH TO CONTAIN AN INTERFEROMETER. A BUILDING APPROXI-
MATELY 155 X 40 FT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN THE FENCES IN THE SW CORNER
OF THE SITE. A SMALL, NEARLY SQUARE BUILDING IS LOCATED ABOUT ONE-THIRD THE
DISTANCE FROM THE SITE EXCAVATION TO THE SW FENCE CORNER. A PLUS-SHAPED
GROUND SCAR IS NOW EVIDENT AT SITE M1, THE LEGS OF THE "PLUS" INTERSECT AT
THE SILO, GROUND SCARS OF THIS TYPE WERE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AT SITES M1
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 re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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AT LAUNCH SITE M2, THE ORIGINAL SILO EXCAVATION HAS BEEN EXPANDED BY
THE DIGGING OF ANOTHER EXCAVATION MORE OR LESS CONTIGUOUS WITH BUT OFFSET
TO THE SE OF IT. A CRANE AND SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PROBABLE SILO CASING ARE
ADJACENT TO THE SILO. TWO NEWLY IDENTIFIED EXCAVATIONS ARE LOCATED TO THE
WEST OF THE SILO. THE LAUNCH SITE IS DOUBLY FENCED AND AN OPEN DITCH EX-
TENDS SOUTH FROM THE COMPLEX "G" MAIN ROAD TO JUST INSIDE THE NORTHERN FENCE
LINE. A SMALL RECTANGULAR BUILDING IS LOCATED ALONG THE INNER FENCE ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THE LAUNCH SITE. ANOTHER BUILDING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BE-
TWEEN THE FENCES AT THE NORTHERN CORNER OF THE SITE. THERE IS A CRANE AD-
JACENT TO THIS BUILDING,
AT LAUNCH SITE M3, ANOTHER EXCAVATION IS BEING DUG ADJACENT TO THE SW
CORNER OF THE ORIGINAL EXCAVATION. THE SITE IS DOUBLY FENCED AND A SMALL
RECTANGULAR BUILDING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE INNER FENCE ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THE LAUNCH SITE. POSSIBLE BUILDING FOOTINGS AND A SMALL SQUARE EX-
CAVATION ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FENCES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE.
A ROAD (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) IS BEING CONSTRUCTED EASTWARD FROM THE
LAUNCH SITE L3 ACCESS ROAD GENERALLY TOWARD SITE M3.
THE SILOS AT ALL 3 SITES IN LAUNCH GROUP "M" MEASURE APPROXIMATELY
FT IN DLAMF:"II"ER,
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 hoard(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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