WU-1 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS WUZHAI SSM R/D/TRAINING LAUNCH SITE A1/A2/A3, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: April 18, 1982
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WU-1 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS
WUZHAI SSM R/D INING LAUNCH SITE A /A2/A3, CHINA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR A WU-1 MISSILE LAUNCH ARE
IN PROGRESS.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A WU-1 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE
(SLBM) IS BEING PREPARED FOR LOADING INTO THE A2 SILO-LIKE TEST
POSITION AT WUZHAI SSM R/D/TRAINING LAUNCH SITE Al/A2/A3. THE
TEST POSITION COVER HAS BEEN REMOVED AND AN SLBM CANISTER ON AN
SLBM CANISTER TRANSPORTER IS ON THE APRON. A LARGE MOBILE
CRANE IS ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRANSPORTER WHILE A PROBABLE
TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CANISTER
TRANSPORTER. THE LOADING OF THE TEST POSITION AND THE
DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRONICS VAN TRUCKS AT WUZHAI MISSILE TEST
COMPLEX INSTR AREA INDICATE 25X1
THAT EITHER A FULL LAUNCH REHEARSAL OR AN ACTUAL LAUNCH WILL
OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
(S/D) THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH FLIGHT TEST OF THE WU-1 SLBM.
THE MISSILE HAD PROBABLY BEEN DELIVERED TO THE WUZHAI MISSILE
ELECTRONICS/TRACKING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORTHCOMING
WU-1 SLBM LAUNCH HAS T YINCHUAN SSM/SPACE
TRACKING FACILITY 1 AND AT YINCHUAN SSM/SPACE
COORDINATES 38-50-O1N 111-36-17E
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