NEW SOLID-PROPELLANT ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK LAUNCH TEST SITE 23, USSR

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CIA-RDP82T00709R000102280001-4
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December 28, 2016
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June 23, 2010
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1
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June 15, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102280001-4 SECRET 288 (Security Classificatinn) (See inside cover) NPIC/PEG (06/82) Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) w Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102280001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102280001-4 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 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102280001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102280001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102280001-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82TOO709R000102280001-4 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 1 Attachment to Z?10858/82 Page of Attach 1 NPIC/PEG (6/82) Copy NEW SOLID-PROPELLANT ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK LAUNCH TEST SITE , USSR 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (MSE) ASSOCIATED WITH A MEW SOL D PROPELLANT ICBM MAY BE ONSITE FOR MISSILE LOADING OR FOR TRAINING/COMPATIBILITY ACTIVITY. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT IS AT PLESETSK LAUNCH TEST SITES ~23 AND 24 AT LAUNCH SITE 23, AN EMPTY CAN/CAP SILO LOADER IS BACKED UP TO THE CLOSED SILO. A LARGE PIECE OF CANVAS HAS BEEN DRAPED OVER THE FRONT SECTION OF THE SILO LOADER. AT LAUNCH SITE 24 (NOT ON GRAPHIC), A CANVAS-COVERED POSSIBLE CAN/CAP TRANSPORTER IS PARKED ON THE SILO APRON TURNAROUND. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS LAST SEEN AT THESE TWO TEST SITES IN SEPTEMBER 1981. SITES 23 AND 24 ARE COLLOCATED SS-13 SILOS THAT WERE MODIFIED IN 1981 TO ACCOMODATE A SEGMENT OF A SOLID PROPELLANT ICBM FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM. 3. COORDINATES 63-00-28N 041-32-50E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE UPI.C/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 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/23: CIA-RDP82T00709R000102280001-4