PROBABLE SS-17 PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTER TYURATAM ICBM LAUNCH SITE V8, USSR (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2010
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• Publication Date: April 19, 1982
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PROBABLE SS-17 PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTER
TYURATAM ICBM LAUNCH SITE V8, USTRR
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PAYLOAD HANDLING OPERATION MAY
INDICATE AN UPCOMING SS-17 ICBM LAUNCH FROM THIS SILO.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A PROBABLE PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTER (PAT)
AND A PROBABLE PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED CONTAINER FOR THS SS-17 ICBM
SYSTEM ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PROBABLE PAT,
THE PROBABLE PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED CONTAINER, A TYPE IV WARHEAD
VAN, AND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED IN A PAYLOAD
HANDLING OPERATION AT TYURATAM ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE V8.
BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAB. 25X1
THE VEHICLE HAS AN 25X1
CARGO SECTION. THE PROBABLE PAYLOAD-ASSOCIATED 25X1
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TYURATAM ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE V8 IS A TYPE IIIH SINGLE-SILO
LAUNCH SITE FOR THE SS-17 ICBM. ONLY ONE SS-17 ICBM LAUNCH HAS
BEEN ATTEMPTED FROM THIS SILO. THE LAUNCH WAS CONDUCTED DURING
JANUARY 1982, AND THE MISSILE FAILED DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF
FLIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS INDICATED BY AN IMPACT AREA AND BURN
MARK APPROXIMATELY 600 METERS NORTH OF THE LAUNCH TEST SITE.
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