SS-20 EQUIPMENT LEBEDIN MOBILE IRBM BASE 1, USSR (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82T00709R000101480001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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SS-20 EQUIPMENT
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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE ARRIVAL OF SS-20 EQUIPMENT INDICATES
THIS SITE IS NEARING OPERATIONAL STATUS.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: SS-20 EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME
AT LEB'ED MOBILE IRBM BASE 1. AN SS-20 TRAINING CANISTER ON
AN SS-20 TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER IS IN THE SUPPORT AREA.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SITES, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS SINCE AT
LEAST IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE MISSILE 25X1
EQUIP ENT T ADVANCE ELEMENTS OF THE REGIMENT WHICH
WILL EVENTUALLY BE HOUSED AT THIS FACILITY HAVE ARRIVED. THE
EQUIPMENT WAS NOT PRESENT ON 25X1
(S/D) THIS FORMER SS-5 IRBM SOFT LAUNCH SITE IS ONE OF FOUR
MOBILE IRBM MOBILE BASES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN
WESTERN SOVIET UNION. THIRTY-THREE OF THE 38 TOTAL SOVIET
MOBILE IRBM BASES IDENTIFIED TO DATE ARE CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL.
3.1 I COORDINATES 50-32-56N 034-25-42E
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