SINGLE BAY GARAGE CONSTRUCTION PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 23, USSR

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CIA-RDP82T00709R000102100001-3
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December 28, 2016
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June 22, 2010
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June 3, 1982
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 (Selnnrifv Placoifinafinn) (See inside cove Z-10810/82 CONTROL NO. NPIC/PEG (06/82) Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 1 SECRET 288 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page ___1_-_ of Copy_--- Attachmentto Z-10810/82 NPIC/PEG (6/82) SINGLE BAY GARAGE CONSTRUCTION PLESETSK ICBM LAt]NUH TEST SITE USSR 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE NEW SINGLE BAY GARAGE (SBG) UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THIS SITE IS EXTERNALLY COMPLETE. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE GARAGE, FIRST IDENTIFIED UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2 METERS LONGER THAN THE 25X1 SIMILARLY DESIGNED SS-m20 SBG. AN APPENDAGE, 25X1 HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE GARAGE. SIMILAR APPENDAGES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO THE SBG AT SEVERAL DEPLOYED SS-20 MOBILE IRBI7 BASES. NO VARIATIONS IN DESIGN BETWEEN THIS GARAGE AND THE SS-20 SBG, OTHER THAN LENGTH, CAN BE DETERMINED. (S/D) EARTH GRADING TO PERMIT VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE SBG IS UNDERWAY NEAR. THE SOUTH END OF THE GARAGE. (S/D) LAUNCH TEST SITE 23 IS A TYPE III-E ICBM SILO, WHICH WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE TESTING OF A NEW UNIDENTIFIED PROBABLE SOLID ICBi4L MODIFICATION TO THE SILO WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1981. 3~ I COORDINATES 63-00-28N O41-30.50E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/22 : CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102100001-3