LAUNCH AREA G1 - G2 TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 5, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
APPROXIMATELY 30 NM NW OF THE TYURATAM MAIN SUPPORT
BASE AND 1.7 NM NNW OF THE LAUNCH COMPLEX "G" SUPPORT
FACILITY.
3. REMARKS: LAUNCH AREA G1-G2 WAS ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED COMPLETE
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I. THE DOUBLE-FENCED LAUNCH AREA 25X1
CONTAINED 2 RAIL-SERVED LAUNCH PADS AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT; AN "L"-SHAPED ELECTRONIC FACILITY WAS
LOCATED 0.6 NM SSE OF THE CENTER OF THE LAUNCH AREA.
A MISSILE-READY BUILDING WAS LOCATED TO THE REAR OF
EACH PAD, AND A MISSILE GANTRY MOUNTED ON RAILS WAS
ALIGNED AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF EACH MISSILE-
READY BUILDING AND LAUNCH PAD. EACH GANTRY USUALLY
WAS POSITIONED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE READY BUILDING
AND LAUNCH PAD.
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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THE SIZE OF THE LAUNCH AREA HAS BEEN INCREASEI? 5X1
2 NEW RAIL-SERVED LAUNCH POINTS 25X1
Gl-A AND G2-A, WERE IDENTIFIED FORWARD OF PADS G1 AND
G2 AT AREAS OF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY.
FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
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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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6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 38 KH-)+, 10 KH-7,
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS:
LAUNCH POSITION Gl-A
PAD SEPARATION (G1-G2)
GANTRY HEIGHT (BOTH)
SIZE OF LAUNCH AREA
80 X 80 FT (APPROX)
0
200 ACRES (APPROX)
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN THE VICINITY OF BOTH G1-A
AND G2-A. THE STRUCTURE BUILT NORTH OF G1-A HAS A WIDE SLOPING RAMP SERVING AS
RAIL SERVICE TO BOTH G1-A AND G2-A ON THE NORTH SIDE HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED BY
DITCHING. STACKS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS ARE ON AND ABOUT
OLD PAD G2. AN EXCAVATION HAS BEEN DUG NE OF G2-A. THE EXCAVATION CONTAINS 3
SMALL STRUCTURES, 2 OF WHICH ARE CYLINDRICAL AND THE THIRD IS COMPRISED OF 2
CONTIGUOUS CYLINDERS. A SMALL GABLE-ROOFED BUILDING HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BE-
TWEEN THE FENCES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SITE.
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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 Suouort
Division, NPIC.
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TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
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