PROBABLE SS-X-25 MOBILE ICBM SIGNATURE PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 23, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 2, 1984
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC PEG (2 84)
PROBABLE SS-X-25 MOBILE ICBM SIGNATURE
PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 23, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: CLEARINGS/LEVELING JACK IMPRINTS IN THE SNOW
PROVIDE A PROBABLE SS-X-25 MOBILE ICBM SIGNATURE. (TSR)
2. REMARKS: CLEARINGS AND POSSIBLE IMPRINTS FROM PROBABLE SS-X-25
ICBM TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER (TEL) LEVELING JACKS ARE
OBSERVED AT PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE (LTS) 23. THESE
CLEARINGS INDICATE THAT THE LARGE LIGHT-TONED CANVAS-COVERED
OBJECT, HERE ON PROBABLY WAS AN SS-X-25 TEL. THE 25X1
FOUR CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS FORM A PATTERN WHICH STRADDLES THE
ALIGNMENT MARKS BETWEEN THE SILO AND THE TYPE C SINGLE-BAY
GARAGE (SBG). THE CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN
PRESENT ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN?THE 25X1
CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS ACROSS THE PATTERN IS THE 25X1
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS IS 0 25X1
METERS; THE IN-LINE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT
CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS AND AN OBJECT POSSIBLY AN AZIMUTH ALIGNMENT
DEVICE (AAD), ON THE APRON IS THE IN-LINE DISTANCE 25X1
BETWEEN THAT OBJECT AND THE REAR CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS IS ~ 25X1
METERS. (ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTER-TO-CENTER AND ARE
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THE PATTERN OF THE CLEARINGS/IMPRINTS IDENTIFIED AT LTS 23 IS
DIFFERENT FROM THAT IDENTIFIED FOR THE SS-16 ICBM. THE FRONT
AND REAR CLEARINGS FOR THE LEVELING JACKS OF THE SS-X-25 TEL
ARE ARTHER APART THAN THOSE FOR THE SS-16. THE 25X1
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT CLEARINGS OF THE SS-X-25 PATTERN AND
THE POSSIBLE AAD ON THE APRON IS THE CORRESPONDING 25X1
DISTANCE BETWEEN SS-16 TEL FRONT LEVELING JACKS AND ITS LAUNCH
REFERENCE POSITION (LRP) IS THE SIDE-TO-SIDE 25X1
SEPARATION BETWEEN THE LEVELING JACK CLEARINGS FOR BOTH SYSTEMS
IS ABOUT 3 METERS. THE OVERALL DISTANCE FOR BOTH SYSTEMS
BETWEEN THE REAR LEVELING JACK POSITIONS AND THE DEVICE
ASSOCIATED WITH MISSILE GUIDANCE PACKAGE AZIMUTH ALIGNMENT IS
ABOUT (TSR) 25X1
These notes leave 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 boardls) 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
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IN OTHER ACTIVITY, HEAVY VEHICLE TRACKAGE IS EVIDENT ONSITE AND
AROUND THE SBG. THE SILO DOOR IS OPEN, AND AN APERTURE COVER
IS IN THE SILO. THE PROBABLE TEL AND ANOTHER LARGE LIGHT-TONED
CANVAS-COVERED OBJECT AT THIS SITE ON ARE NOT
OBSERVED. (TSR)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lyrical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardlsl they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
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and Methods Involved
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