ELECTRONIC SITE C, LAUNCH COMPLEX A SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9
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RIPPUB
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T
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3
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December 28, 2016
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July 16, 2009
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5
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Publication Date: 
June 4, 1967
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF DDR - Dupe 4 June 1967 1. SIGNIFICANCE: SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR Page 1 Copy ELECTRONIC SITE C, LAUNCH COMPLEX "A" THE INITIAL APPEARANCE OF PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM ENGAGEMENT RADARS AT ELECTRONIC SITE C. 2. LOCATION: 36 NM WNW OF SARY-SHAGAN 3. REMARKS: 4. COLLATERAL/COMINT: 5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: 6, NEGATION DATE: 7. SUGSEQUENT COVERAGE: 8. DIMENSIONS/ SPECIFICATIONS: ELECTRONIC SITE C SERVES LAUNCH SITES 5 AND 6 AT LAUNCH COMPLEX "A". NONE ELECTRONIC SITE C: NONE 36 KH-4, 9 KH-7 9. MISSION READOUT: THE PROBABLE ELECTRONICS VANS OBSERVED ON THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED APRON ADJACENT TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING 0 CAN NOW BE IDENTIFIED AS A PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM EN=',MMT RADAR AND 2 PROBABLE ELECTRONICS VANS NEW POSSIBLE CABLING CONNECTS These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. GROUP 1 E. LJ.a U. e.. a..e..u ..e aao.,w~-t- TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 2 THIS APRON WITH THE NEW PAD AT ELECTRONIC POSITION C-3 AND WITH THE NEW TOWER. THE SHORT CABLE SEGMENT HAS BEEN BURIED WITHIN THE FENCED AREA WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING TO PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX 2 AND TO ITS ASSOCIATED AIR WARNING SITE. ONE BUILDING NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER SQUARE PAD CONSTRUCTED JUST EAST OF THE RING AT POSITION C-3 SOMETIME BETWEEN I EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIABLE ON THIS CURRENT MISSION INCLUDES A POSSIBLE PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM ENGAGEMENT RADAR BEING ASSEMBLED, AND 4 PROBABLE ELECTRONICS VANS AS WELL AS ONE VAN ADJACENT TO THE PAD. A TOWER HAS BEEN ERECTED JUST EAST OF THE .PAD SINCE POSITION C-3 HAS BEEN REALIGNED. THE LARGE ANTENNAS REMAIN ON THE GROUND AT RADAR POSITIONS C-1 AND C-2. A NUMBER OF SMALL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS HAVE NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF POSITION C-2. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 CLC%.IKVINI.. JIIC 4 LAUNCH COMPLEX A,SARY-SHAGAN ANTIMISSILE TEST CENTER,USSR 46-25N 72-52E umv Approved For Release 2009/07/16: CIA-RDP84T00864R000100540005-9 25X1 25X1 .=25X1