PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF KEYHOLE MISSION 1042-1 17-22 JUNE 1967

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 29, 1967
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: Preliminary Assessment of Keyhole
Mission 1042-1 17-22 June 1967
1. Mission 1042-1, the first of a two part
KH-4 operation, provided low resolution photography
of prime intelligence targets in the USSR, China,
The se
F I
sion should a in next week.
Note: This memorandum was prepared by representa-
tives of the Directorate of Intelligence and the
Directorate of Science and Technology, with photo-
graphic assistance by the CIA Imagery Analysis Staff
and coordination by the Office of National Estimates.
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cond half of the mis-
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Soviet Northern Fleet Bases
4. This mission provides the most complete pho-
tography lof the naval bases in the
Soviet Northern Fleet. total of nearly 100 subma-
rines are identified at 13 bases. This accounts for
well over half of the 160 submarines assigned to the
Northern Fleet. About a dozen units are currently on
patrol.
5. Six H-class ballistic missile submarines are
identified in the Northern Fleet. Some of these iden-
tifications are tenuous. If all are confirmed, how-
ever, the total number of this class assigned to the
Northern Fleet is one higher than previously estimated.
6. The new class ballistic missile submarine at
Shipyard 402 has returned to its original berthing
space from the middle of the estuary at Severodvinsk.
The unidentified submarine with a very large
sail remains in the launching basin at the shipyard.
It is still uncertain whether or not this submarine
is the second unit of the new ballistic missile class,
7. An amphibious exercise was photographed in
progress in the Northern Fleet Three
W-class submarines, two Polnocny-class an ding craft,
and one of the new Alligator-class landing craft are
identified. The submarines were probably providing
offshore defense for the landing force. This is the
first evidence that an Alligator-class is assigned to
the Northern Fleet. The only other operational units
of this class are two now deployed to the Mediterranean.
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Soviet ICBM Deployment
8. Portions of nine of the 24 Soviet ICBM com-
plexes were photographed, but only two were entirely
cloud free. The ninth group of small single silos
under construction at Olovyannaya is confirmed with
the discovery of four new sites there. Approximately
505 small silos are now under construction or opera-
tional. The large silo count remains at 178.
Soviet Defensive Missile Systems
9. Two probable Long Range SAM complexes are
newly identified on the Baltic Sea coast near Kalinin-
grad and Ventspils. Both complexes were started within
the past two months and are in the early stages of con-
struction. Each has three launch sites. A total of
31 such complexes has now been identified in the USSR,
and it appears that the rate of construction starts is
continuing at about 15 per year. Priority has appar-
ently been given to the northwestern and northern bar-
rier defenses extending from Kaliningrad to the Urals.
Soviet Missile Ranges
11. At Plesetsk, vehicles and equipment are ob-
served at three of the four SS-6 ICBM pads. The vacant
pad is undergoing modifications, probably to convert it
for space launch use.
12. At Kapustin Yar, an aerodynamic vehicle com-
parable to the 70-foot delta-winged LUGGAGE was
the launcher at area 3D
A sec-
onn LUGGAGE-type vehicle may have been located behind
the checkout buildin
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13. Tyuratam was not targeted, but it is pro-
gramed for coverage during the second part of the
mission.
Chinese Missile Range
14. No activity, equipment or missiles are
evident at any of the four launch complexes of the
Shuang-cheng-tzu missile test range. Expansion of
launch pad A-1 has apparently continued at a slow
pace, but the purpose of this expansion is still not
known.
Mongolia
15. At Choybalsan, a new airfield and related
support faci1itie are nearing completion. Compara-
tive photographyl shows that the project
was just begun at that time, indicating it has high
priority. There is no photographic evidence yet re-
garding the purpose of the airfield.
the Soviets may Be preparing
to station military o ces in the area.
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