PROBABLE EARTH SATELLITE VEHICLE TRACKING FACILITY KOLPASHEVO, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002400100003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 14, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE TO: Mission 4036, PROBABLE EARTH SATELLITE VEHICLE TRACKING FACILITY
KOLPASHEVO, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: NEWLY IDENTIFIED FACILITY.
0.5 NM NORTH OF KOLPASHEVO AND 125 NM '51
REMARKS:
KOLPASHEVO IS THE NINTH LOCATION; I-` THE
USSR WHERE EARTH SATELLITE VEHICLE TRACK-
ING FACILITIES (ESV) HAVE BEEN IDEI,.TIFIED.
THE OTHERS ARE LOCATED NEAR KHUTOR, GALENWI,
YENISEYSK, ULAN-UDE, SIMFEROPOL, SARY-S'AGA`:,
TYURATAvI AND MOSKVA.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOME AND BUILDING AT
KOLPASHEVO ARE VERY SIMILAR IN 1v:EASUREM.E `TS
AND APPEARANCE TO THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED
ESV TRACKING FACILITIES, HOWEVER, AT ALL THE
PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ESV TRACKI::C FACILITIES
TWO SUCH STRUCTURES ARE PRESENT.
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 Sup;,ort
Division. NPIC
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8, DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS:
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FIRST STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.
ENVIRONMENTAL DOME: APPROX 50 FT IN DIAMETER
SIMFEROPOL (INSET)
ENVIRONMENTAL DOME: APPROX 50 FT IN DIAMETER
DOME BUILDING: APPROX 80 X 60 FT.
9. MISSION READOUT: SECURED FACILITY CONSISTS OF ONE APPROXIMATELY 50 FT DIAMETER
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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ENVIRONMENTAL DOME MOUNTED ON A BUILDING, ONE CONTROL BUILDING WITH 4 PROBABLE
TELEMETRY ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON TOP, ONE POSSIBLE PEDESTAL MOUNTED TELEMETRY
ANTENNA, ONE PROBABLE CALIBRATION TOWER, 2 DOUBLE DAY-NIGHT RHOMBIC ANTENNAS,
NUMEROUS MASTS AND APPROXIMATELY 14 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
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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 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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ENVIRONMENTAL DOME APPROX DIAMETER 50'
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