EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE 55-20 LAUNCHES DROVYANAYA PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE, USSR

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CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1
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December 28, 2016
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December 23, 2009
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July 3, 1981
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPA RE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 276 (Security Classification) CONTROL NO. Z-30601/81 NPIC/PEG (7/81) Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1 Iq Next 2 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1 SECRET 25X1 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy Attachment to Z-30601/81 EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE SS-20 LAUNCHES DROVYANAYA PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE, USSR ON 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: CONFIRMATION THAT THIS LOCATION WAS USED FOR THE THREE SS-20 MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM THE DROVYANAYA AREA NPIC/PEG (7/81) 25X1 25X1 2. (S/D) REMARKS: ANALYSISI IOF THE NEWLY 25X1 TARGETTED DROVYANAYA PROBABLE LAUNCH SITE HAS CONFIRMED THIS LOCATION AS THE LAUNCH POINT FOR TIIE THREE -20 MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM THE DROVYANAYA AREA ON (REFERENCE 25X1 DEFSMAC CABLE S/DQ/402-81 SECRET). THREE DISTINCTIVE DISCOLORED/ SCORCHED AREAS ARE IN THE LAUNCH AREA PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBABLE COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS (C3) AREA. THE LAUNCH AREA CONSISTS OF TWO CONNECTING LOOP ROADS AND A ROAD SPUR (GRAPHIC 2). TWO OF THE DISCOLORED/SCORCHED AREAS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER ALONG THE LOOP ROAD. THE THIRD DISCOLORED/SCORCHED AREA IS AT THE END OF TIIE ROAD SPUR. A PROBABLE C3 AREA IS 2.8 NM NORTH" OF THE LAUNCH AREA AT 52-23-30N 113-16-30E, AND AN OBSERVATION/PARKING AREA, PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS THE LAUNCH AREA, IS APPROXIMATELY 900 METERS SOUTH OF THE LAUNCH AREA (GRAPHIC 1). 3.1 I COORDINATES 52-22-OON 113-16-40E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO TIIE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical 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. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 I I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2009/12/23: CIA-RDP81T00618R000100890001-1