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Soviet Mobile Missile Activity
1 October-31 December 1984
Summary Report 26 (S)
DEPLOYED STRATEGIC SSM FACILITIES
BE: Various
USSR
Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
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FEBRUARY 1985
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SOVIET MOBILE MISSILE ACTIVITY
1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 1984
SUMMARY REPORT 26 (S)
i. 1 his is the 26th in a series of quarterly reports prepared by NPIC on Soviet activities relevant to
development and deployment of Soviet offensive mobile missile systems judged to be of strategic interest.
(S/W N)
ii. I he report has five substantive sections--Highlights and Late Developments, ICBM Activity, IRBM
Activity, SRBM Activity, and Related Activity. The Related Activity section provides information on facilities
or unidentified activities which may have a potential mobile missile association. This report also includes
an appendix that contains significant baseline information related to Soviet mobile missile systems. A list
of acronyms and abbreviations also appears in the appendix. (S/WN)
iii. Information in this report covers the period from 1 October through 31 December 1984. It was
derived primarily from the analysis of
Significant activity identified after the cutoff date has also been
included under Late Developments found in the Highli hts and Late Developments section. This report
updates the preceding mobile missile summary report: RCA-01/0017/84, Soviet Mobile
Missile Activity, I July-30 September 1984, Summary Report 25 (S), November 1984 (TOP SECRET
iv. Comments and queries regardin
Mobile Missile Coordinator,
this report are welcome. They may be directed to the NPIC
Queries may also be directed to the contributing analysts
or to the Assistant NPIC Mobile Missile Coordinator,
identified in the appendix. If you would like to change the number of copies you receive or have any other
questions regarding distribution, please also call. (C)
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1. Highlights of this reporting period are summarized below (Figure 1):
Paragraph(s) Figure
? Probable first launch of an SS-X-25 was made from a type C 5
single-bay garage at Plesetsk.
? Missile support equipment for the SS-X-25 7
was identified at Plesetsk.
? A probable C3 railcar probably for the 12
rail-mobile SS-X-24 was identified at
Plesetsk LTS 28.
? I he exterior of Yoshkar-Ola Mobile Missile 19
Base 1 was completed.
? SS-20 mobile missile bases were identified under con- 34, 36, 58 15
struction at Korosten, Zhitomir, and Kansk.
? A probable major C3 upgrade was in progress at Mozyr. 38
? Initial dismantlement had begun of the Yurya Mobile 52
IR13M Base 4, the last IRBM base in the Yurya complex.
? 1 he second KY-15 was launched from Kapustin Yar. 81
? Distinctive differences between the KY-15 and SS-20 82 25
missile canisters were identified.
? A probable SS-20 TEL was involved in an accident at 94 27
Kapustin Yar.
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Akhtyrka
By Akhtyrka Mobile IRBM Base 1 was probably complete (Figure LD-1). The C3 area
was externally complete, as was the visible portion of the operations area; two of the nine SBGs were
terrain masked. Two net-covered probable SS-20-associated vehicles were also in the C3 area. In
related activity, the MSVs in storage at Lebedin Mobile IRBM Base 1 had departed by
The equipment was probably destined for Akhtyrka Mobile IRBM Base 1.
? Two FINE PAIR (proposed name)
antennas were deployed at Novosibirsk SSM Complex on L
One FINE PAIR was with a C3 unit at Novosibirsk FTA/R 001, and the other was in the
operations area of Novosibirsk Mobile IRBM Base 5. This is the first identification of a simultaneous
deployment of the FINE PAIR and suggests that a relay line had been established between the two
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PAVLOGRAD SUROVATIKHA
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Introduction
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE ACTIVITY
2. This section of the report addresses activi-
ty related to the production, development, and
deployment of mobile intercontinental ballistic
missiles (Figure 2). Discussion covers the first prob-
able launch of an SS-X-25 from a type C single-bay
garage and possible final testing prior to deploy-
ment; further preparation and testing of the SS-X-
24, including probable rail-TEL launches and iden-
tification of a C3-related railcar; a new probable
driver/dispersal training area (DDTA) near the Ple-
setsk Complex DDTA with silo-based SS-X-24
equipment present; and an update of construction
at the ICBM-associated solid motor production fa-
cilities at Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy and Pavlograd.
(S/WN)
Development and Testing
3. Mobile Missile-Associated Facilities. All
tour mobile ICBM bases at Plesetsk (MOB 1, MOB
2, 1 IS 5, and LTS 6; Figure 3) and all 42 launch
reference positions (LRPs) were observed at least
once. l he bases continue to be occupied as evi-
denced by the clearing of snow during winter
months arid by the occasional observation of per-
sonnel, vehicle tracks, and facility maintenance.
No mobile missile-associated vehicles were identi-
tied at any of the bases. In addition, the three
driver/dispersal training areas-the DDTA near
MOB 1, the newly identified DDTA, and the com-
plex DD I A near LTS 16-were imaged. (S/WN)
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for the 1984-1985 winter was observed on
Rectangular areas were cleared in front of
three launch reference positions, indicating a con-
tinued interest by the Soviets in maintaining access
to the launch reference positions. (S/WN)
5. SS-X-25 Activity. Four SS-X-25 ICBMs
were launched during the reporting period for a
total of ten tests (nine successful) during 1984 and
a total of 15 tests (13 successful) since the flight test
program began in February 1983 (Table 1). No
prelaunch or postlaunch imagery of activity related
to the unsuccessful (DEFSMAC
S/DQ/893-84 [S]) flight test was acquired; there-
fore, its launch point and launch mode cannot be
determined from imagery. The launch on
(DEFSMAC S/DQ/1036-84 [S]) was a suc-
cess and may have been the first from the type C
single-bay garage at Plesetsk ICBM Launch Test
Site (LTS) 23. On long
probable missile support van (MSV) draped with
winter camouflage material was in front of the
single-bay garage and cable connected to it. This
was the first identification of any missile support
equipment for the SS-X-25 at Plesetsk. Much of the
snow atop the forward section of the single-bay
garage was melted, which suggests that a trans-
porter-erector-launcher (TEL) may have been in-
side. A MAZ-543 cargo truck carrying a possible
shroud/training device and two support vehicles
were on the silo apron turnaround at collocated
LTS 24. Similar activity had been previously ob-
served at LTS 24 during March 1984. (S/WN)
6. On DEFSMAC reported the
launch of two SS-X-25s from Plesetsk. Both missiles
flew to a broad-ocean impact area (DEFSMAC
S/DQ/1079-84 [S] and S/DQ/1080-84 [S]). This
was the first dual launch of the SS-X-25 and the
first test of the missile to a broad-ocean impact
area. Testing of an ICBM system to the area previ-
ously has been one of the last milestones prior to
initial deployment of the missile system. On
postlaunch imagery of LTS 23 and LTS 24
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Table 1.
SS-X-25 Launch Summary
Launch Date* Launch Site Remarks*
(mode)**
LTS 23 (silo)
LTS 23 (silo)
LTS 23 (silo)
LTS 23 (TEL)
Unknown'""
LTS 23 (TEL)
LTS 23 (TEL)
LTS 23 (TEL)
LTS 23 (TEL)
Unknown-
LTS 24 (TEL)
Unknown""
LTS 23 (TEL)
LTS 23/24 (TEL)
LTS 23/24 (TEL)
Success
Success
Success
Failure
Success
Success
Success
Success
Successt
Success
Successtt
Failure
Successttt
Successt
Successt
"Derived from imagery
*"No imagery was acquired that revealed prelaunch or post-
launch activity at either LTS 23 or LTS 24.
tFirst reduced-range test
ttThis was the first launch of an SS-X-25 from LTS 24.
tttPrelaunch activity at LTS 23 onOndicated that
this was probably the first missile launched from a TEL
within the type C SBG.
tFirst dual launch; first test to a broad-ocean area
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indicated one missile was probably launched from
each LTS. Both silo doors were open, no camou-
flaged equipment was present, and no evidence of
a launch (burnmarks, blast effects, or pockmarks in
the snow) was identified at either LTS. However, at
LTS 23, snow was cleared/melted in front of the
type C single-bay garage in about the same posi-
tion the missile support van had occupied on E:
before the launch. This
suggests that the missile tested from LTS 23 was
probably launched from a transporter-ereclor-
launcher (TEL) within the single-bay garage. At ILTS
24, snow was cleared/melted in about the same
position the camouflaged equipment had occu-
pied on before the launch on that
date. This suggests that the missile tested from LTS
24 was launched from a TEL on the silo apron. It
should be noted that because of effective camou-
flage, concealment, and deception (CC&D) prac-
tices at Plesetsk, the TEL and missile canister for
the SS-X-25 still have not been identified. (TSR)
four missile support vans (MSVs)-two
MSVs and two
MSVs-were within the former warhead fragmen-
tation test area at LTS 16. All four MSVs were
covered with winter camouflage material. This was
the first observation of mobile missile-associated
equipment at LTS 16 since April 1974 when two
8. Missile Handling Facility. Construction in
the modified SS-16/SS-X-25 receiving, inspection,
and checkout (RIC) area in support of the SS-X-25
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continued. The roof has been installed on the first
type C single-bay garage, and it appears to be
externally complete. Only the footings for the sec-
ond type C single-bay garage have been installed.
These garages will probably be used for training
personnel to handle SS-X-25 TELs and support
equipment. Wall panels and roof sections also
have been installed on the east bay of the new
probable clerestory building under construction in
the northwest section of the facility. No payload-
associated crates were identified during this re-
porting period. (S/WN)
9. New Probable Driver/Dispersal Training
Area. A new probable driver/dispersal training
area (DDTA) was identified during the reporting
period. The new DDTA was constructed between
August 1983 and September 1984 and is approxi-
mately 4.5 nm northeast of Plesetsk Complex
DDTA. Access to this new area is via an improved
road that extends from 62-50-25N 040-42-20E to
62-48-30N 040-48-50E, a distance of approximate-
ly 5 nm. The improved road ends in a loop turn-
around, and two graded loops and a partially com-
pleted loop extend from the main road. The center
graded loop has been widened and contains three
drive-in revetments (one for a large vehicle), one
large drive-through revetment, and a rectangular
structure just northwest of the revetments. On
an SS-X-24 silo loader with prime
mover and a prime mover for an SS-X-24 missile
canister transporter were in the new DDTA. This
was the first identification of silo-based SS-X-24
equipment participating in dispersal training activi-
ties. The new probable DDTA will probably be
used for training silo-based SS-X-24 crews and also
could support road-mobile SS-X-25 training.
(S/WN)
10. SS-X-24-Associated Activity. Four suc-
cessful SS-X-24 launches occurred during the re-
porting period, all from unknown locations and
launch modes (Table 2). A total of 10 SS-X-24s
were launched in 1984: two from silos, four proba-
bly from a rail-mobile launcher, and four from
unknown locations and launch modes. Seventeen
SS-X-24s have been launched since the flight test
Drop-ram began in October 1982. The launches
during the reporting period occurred on
MAC S/DQ/950-84 [S], S/DQ/994-84 [S],
S/DQ/1096-84 [S], and S/DQ/1149-84 [S] respec-
tively).
11. Rail-Mobile SS-X-24-Associated Activity.
Construction of the fourth probable rail-mobile
launch test position in the rail-mobile SS-X-24
launch test facility at LTS 28 was completed during
the reporting period. Prefabricated sections of
track and possible azimuth alignment equipment
were installed during September and October.
Both of the spurs that straddle the buried rail-
mobile launch control building now appear to be
the same length, and each spur now has two
launch test positions.
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12. Analysis of a railcar at the rail-mobile
launch test facility at LTS 28 and at the rail-mobile
missile receiving and checkout area (MRACA) at
the missile handling facility indicates that it is a
probable C3 railcar, probably related to the rail-
mobile SS-X-24 (Figure 4). The probable C3 railcar
is about 24 meters long, 3 meters wide, and has 11
roof vents (10 in a row along one side and one on
the opposite side). The railcar is identifiable by an
approximately 3 meters square recessed area on
the roof at one end of the railcar. A probable
retractable antenna mast/pedestal extends from a
light-toned circular object centered in the re-
cessed area. This railcar has been at the rangehead
since at least early 1984 and has been in the rail-
mobile launch test facility at LTS 28 before rail-
mobile SS-X-24 launches and in the rail-mobile
13. Rail-Mobile SS-X-24 Missile Receiving
and Checkout Area. Construction in this area con-
tinued. Significant observations and activity during
the reporting period included the probable expan-
sion of the facility; the completion of the rail line to
the four-bay interim missile storage building; the
first identification of a probable 24-meter-long rail-
car in front of the four-bay interim missile storage
building; the completion of a probable support
building just north of the new, large rail-served
building; the completion of a 96-meter-long rail-in
shed (previously reported as 102 meters long) near
the new building; and the identification of a proba-
ble C3-related railcar on the spurs near the missile
receiving and checkout building during periods
between rail-mobile SS-X-24 launches. (TSR)
14. The rail-mobile missile receiving and
checkout area has probabl been undergoing ex-
pansion since August. By a new,
probably rail-served, high-bay building (over 70
meters long) was in the early stages of construction
approximately 200 meters southeast of the rail-
mobile missile receiving and checkout area. A rail
spur (which probably will be concealed by a 160-
meter-long, rail-through shed) was constructed
from the midpoint of the rail-mobile missile receiv-
ing and checkout area to the southeast section of
the new area that contains the probable high-bay
building. Three other rail spurs are currently under
construction in this new area. One or two will
extend through the new building, and at least one
will extend along the south side of the new build-
ing. All three spurs will probably join and termi-
nate in a single rail spur just past the probable
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Table 2.
SS-X-24 Launch Summary
Launch Date* Launch Site Remarks*
(mode)**
LTS 28A (silo) Failure
LTS 22 (silo) Failure"""
LTS 28A (silo) Failure
LTS 22 (silo) Failure
LTS 28A (silo) Failure
LTS 22 (silo) Success
LTS 28A (silo) Success
LTS 22 (silo) Success
LTS 22 (silo) Failure
LTS 28 (rail-TEL) Failure
LTS 28 (rail-TEL) Success
LTS 28 (rail-TEL) Successt
LTS 28 (rail-TEL) Successtt
Unknown Successttt
Unknown Successttt
Unknown Successttt
Unknown Successttt
"Derived from imagery
-Although the payload impacted on the Kamchatka Penin-
sula, the postboost vehicle apparently did not function
properly.
IPossible rail-TEL identified on
ttProbable rail-mobile C3 railcar identified on
tttNo imagery acquired of prelaunch activity or evidence of a
launch
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high-bay building. Because of the new probable
rail-spur pattern, this construction probably repre-
sents an expansion of the existing rail-mobile mis-
sile receiving and checkout area and not a new
missile receiving and checkout area. It cannot be
determined whether the expansion of the rail-mo-
bile missile receiving and checkout area is in sup-
port of crew training for the rail-mobile SS-X-24 or
another missile system. (S/WN)
15. SS-13 Receiving, Inspection and Checkout
Area. Construction of the new rail-served area
north of the SS-13 receiving, inspection, and
checkout area continued. By the end of the report-
ing period, the roofs for the high-bay and the low-
bay sections of the building were being installed,
and rail service through the SS-13 area was com-
pleted. The function of this area has not been
determined, but it probably is not being construct-
ed to support SS-13 operations. Because of loca-
tion, this rail-served structure does not appear to
be related to the new, probably rail-served, high-
bay building. (S/WN)
16. Rail Line Construction at Plesetsk. No
new construction was observed at this rail line, and
the terminus of the extension remains about 0.25
nm past LTS 28. (S/WN)
17. Launch Control Facility B. No new rail-
mobile SS-X-24 activity was identified at this facili-
ty. (SAWN)
Table 3.
Ballistic Missile Canister
Identification Summary
Missile
First
Flight
First
Canister
Location
System
Test
Identified
SS-16
Mar 72
Jul 72
Plesetsk MSTC
SS-17
Sep 72
Aug 72"
MHF and LTS 5
Tyuratam MSTC
SS-18
Oct 72
May 73""
LTS V1 (then
LTS S6)
Tyuratam MSTC
LTS R8 and LTS
R11
SS-19
Apr 73
Apr 73
Tyuratam MSTC
SS-20
Sep 74
Sep 74
LTS G5/6
Kapustin Yar
SS-X-24
SS-X-25
KY-15
Oct 82
Feb 83
Sep 84
None yet
None yet
Sep 84
MSTC Cmplx C
LTS 1
Kapustin Yar
MSTC Cmplx C
LTS 1
This canister was observed during the probable initial loading
of this silo about a month before the first flight test of an SS-
17.
"At least a section of this missile canister was identified
during April 1972 at Tyuratam MSTC LTS H1/2 during the
pop up/LAD test phase of the flight test program. Although
the identification at that time was tentative, the lack of confi-
dence in the identification was due to poor image interpret-
ability, not Soviet CC&D practices.
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Deployment
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19. Mobile Missile Base 1. Construction of
this base, which is probably intended for deploy-
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merit of the SS-X-25 mobile ICBM, was completed
by (Figure 5). On that date, the nine
single-bay garages, the three seven-bay garages,
and the command, control, and communications
(C3) area were externally complete. The C3 area
consisted of one ten-bay garage and a rectangular
three-story C3 building with a roof-mounted an-
tenna array. This C3 area has the same appearance
as regimental C3 facilities at existing IRBM bases.
However, the lattice towers usually observed near
SS-20 regimental C3 facilities could not be identi-
fied due to tree cover. If a mobile missile system
other than the SS-20 is deployed at this base, then
the Strategic Rocket Forces (SRF) apparently will
continue to use an already proven command and
control system. Also, two new barracks and a
quonset-type building were constructed in the
housing and administration area. (S/WN)
20. Division Command Post Bunker. The
control bunker at Yoshkar-Ola ICBM Division
Command Post Bunker was being excavated dur-
ing the reporting period. By the exca-
vation at the west end of the control bunker had
been filled, but excavating continued at the east
end of the bunker. Bunkers have been excavated
at other SRF divisions where mobile missiles have
been deployed and probably involve C3 upgrading
related to the deployment of mobile missile sys-
tems. (S/WN)
21. On a new antenna was
identified on top of the Division Command Post
Bunker. Construction of a rectangular building on
the south side of the facility, which began in early
1983, was continuing at a slow pace. No activity
was observed at the personnel bunker, which had
been unearthed in August, on the northern side of
the command post. (S/WN)
22. Yoshkar-OIa RTP. A probable SS-X-25
transshipment area was under construction in the
receiving area of the RTP by mid-October. This
separately secured area consists of a rail-served,
ground support equipment transfer shed,
that will conceal the transfer of
missile-associated equipment. The construction of
this new transshipment area, in addition to the
recent completion of Yoshkar-Ola Mobile Missile
Base 1, indicates preparations for initial deploy-
ment of the SS-X-25 may be in progress. (S/WN)
Yurya SSM Complex
23. Mobile Missile Base 6. Construction con-
tinued at this mobile missile base throughout the
quarter. By one type C single-bay
garage was complete; foundations were present
for five single-bay garages, and clearings were pre-
sent for three single-bay garages. Three seven-bay
garages were in a late stage of construction, and
modifications were continuin on the west missile-
ready bunker. By~all of the single-bay
garages and seven-bay garages were complete
(Figure 6). Open cable trenches and construction
equipment were still evident in the operations
area, however, and the tents in the construction
support camp were still present. A probable C3
facility was in an early stage of construction near
the operations area. (S/WN)
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Production
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy
24. At Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy Solid Motor
Production Plant, construction continued in the
expansion area. The large fabrication-type building
was externally complete and will be served by at
least one rail spur. Construction of a possible cast-
ing building was started on one of the two areas of
ground preparation reported in the last reporting
period. The heavy-walled construction of this
building and the fact that a large portion of it will
be below ground level indicate that it may be used
for casting motors. Two rail spurs that will serve
the new building are under construction. Ground
preparations for at least one additional building
were started during the period. Kamensk-Shakh-
tinskiy is involved in various stages of strategic
rocket motor production, including production of
SS-X-25 motors. (S/WN)
Petrokrepost
25. At Petrokrepost Explosive and Solid Mo-
tor Plant Morozov, modification to two casting/
curing buildings and ground preparation for a pos-
sible curing building were underway on
The modifications to the casting/curing
buildings include the reconfiguration of the revet-
ments to accommodate new tunneled rail access
points to the buildings. The new rail access points
will provide a more efficient way of transporting
motors, motor cases, and propellant to the build-
ings from other areas of the plant. Ground clearing
preparations for a possible curing building were
started; construction materials were stockpiled
nearby. This new construction will supplement a
major construction effort, begun in 1979, to in-
crease the solid motor production capabilities at
the plant. Since then, new buildings have been
started including a case preparation building, an
ingredients preparation building, a finishing build-
ing, and a mixing building; all are in various stages
of construction. (S/WN)
26. The steady increase in building construc-
tion in the composite motor production area since
1979 suggests that new solid propellant motors
probably will be in series production at the plant,
possibly as early as 1986. Petrokrepost previously
has been involved in the filling of SS-16/-20 upper-
stage motor cases with solid propellant. The modi-
fied and new facilities at Petrokrepost could sup-
port the production of motors for the SS-X-25
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27. At Pavlograd Solid Motor Production
Plant, the only usable coverage of the solid motor
production plant was acquired in early October at
the beginning of the reporting period. This pre-
cluded the monitoring of construction at the new
solid motor production line. (S/WN)
28. At Pavlograd Solid Motor Assembly and
I est Support I acility, the new building program,
which was resumed and expanded in early 1983,
continued during the reporting period. The build-
ing program includes a new final assembly build-
ing, an addition to an assembly building, and two
new assembly-associated buildings within the
main portion of the facility. It also includes con-
struction along the northeastern boundary of the
facility of a new area, which contains roadbeds for
a concrete road and two probable rail spurs.
Clearing and ground preparations for the con-
struction of two possible missile assembly build-
ings are also underway in the new area. The build-
ing program may be for the production of an
SS-X-24 follow-on and/or for production of a new
missile system. (S/WN)
Missile Support Rear Depots
29. Tambov. Tree clearing and grading for at
least one new building were started near the open
transshipment yard in the eastern part of Tambov
Missile Support Rear Depot (MSRD), and the new
rail spur in the open transshipment yard was com-
pleted. The two new missile storage buildings have
been externally completed and should be ready
for missile storage in early to mid-1985. (S/WN)
30. Surovatikha. Construction continued on
the new missile receiving and storage area at Suro-
vatikha Missile Support Rear Depot. This construc-
tion, as well as the ongoing construction at Tam-
bov MSRD, may be related to the storage of the
SS-X-24 and/or the SS-X-25. (S/WN)
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Introduction
31. This section of the report addresses ac-
tivity identified during this reporting period re-
garding significant deployment, production, and
development of mobile IRBMs (Figures 7 and 8). It
includes information on newly identified mobile
IRBM bases at 7hitomir, Korosten, and Kansk; the
continuing dismantlement of single-bay garages at
mobile IRBM bases in the Yurya complex; activity
at the Yurya RTP; continued flight testing of the
KY- 15; and the identification of a uniquely config-
ured missile canister at Kapustin Yar. Also provid-
ed is a summary of significant activity observed at
deployed bases, field training areas, and testing
and production facilities. Tables summarizing field
training areas, mobile missile base construction,
and Ct activity can be found in the appendix.
(S/WN)
Deployment
32. The identification of three new SS-20
bases during this quarter brought to 15 the num-
ber of new SS-20 bases identified during 1984 (Fig-
ure 9). 1 ive of these 15 new bases became opera-
tional during the quarter (Krolevets Mobile IRBM
Rase 2, Akhtyrka Mobile IRBM Base 2, Brody Mo-
1984
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bile IRBM Base 1, Barnaul Mobile IRBM Base 5,
and Kansk Mobile IRBM Base 3); a total of six bases
became operational in 1984. Of the 15 new bases
identified during 1984, 12 were west of the Ural
Mountains in the western USSR, and only three
were in the eastern USSR. However, the six bases
that achieved operational status in 1984 were di-
vided evenly between the western and eastern
portions of the country. (S/WN)
33. The Soviets appear to be stabilizing their
divisional structure at five IRBM regiments per divi-
sion. Four of the SS-20 divisions in the western
USSR now contain five bases; a fifth western divi-
sion (Belokorovichi) contains four bases and one
suspect site; a sixth western division (Lida) contains
five bases. Resubordination of the two mobile
bases in the nearby Pruzhany Division comple-
mented the existing three bases. This resubordina-
tion has the additional affect of placing the two
Pruzhany Division bases in a division with a nu-
clear payload handling facility, a type of facility
absent from the Pruzhany Division but present in
every other SS-20 division. With the exception of
the Novosibirsk Division, which contains six bases,
the remaining SS-20 divisions contain enough
bases and/or suspect sites to conform to the five-
base pattern. (S/WN)
SUSPECT
AREAS (2)
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34. Korosten.Onl SS-20-associ-
ated construction was confirmed at Korosten SSM
Launch Position 7, and the launch position was
redesignated Korosten Mobile IRBM Base 1. This
former SS-4 MRBM launch site had been a suspect
site since mid-July, when tree clearing was ob-
served in the former launch area. By mid-Septem-
ber, foundations for a C3 area (consisting of a C3
building and an associated multibay garage) and
the foundation for a security building were pres-
ent. On foundation footings for one
four-bay garage were observed. (S/WN)
35. Usovo. Construction continued at Usovo
Mobile IRBM Base 1, which had been identified in
August. By footings for three four-bay
garages were in the operations area, and work was
proceeding on the possible C3 building. There
were no foundations or clearings for single-bay
garages. (S/WN)
36. Zhitomir. Zhitomir MRBM Launch Site 2
was confirmed as an SS-20 base on
and designated Zhitomir Mobile IRBM Base 1.
Foundation footings for two type A/B single-bay
garages and one four-bay garage were in the oper-
ations area, along with excavation/grading for an
additional unidentified building. Zhitomir Mobile
IRBM Base 1, a suspect site since early August, is
the fourth base in the Belokorovichi Division.
(S/WN)
37. Belokorovichi. No significant activity oc-
curred at Belokorovichi SSM Launch Position 4
(formerly launch site 1), a former SS-4 launch site
where an NPHF under construction was identified
footings for a high two-bay building and a
When last observed, on
foundation for a technical support building were
present. Additional tree clearing had also taken
place, suggesting that an SS-20 base may also be
constructed here. (S/WN)
38. Probable C3 upgrading appeared to be
in progress within the division. By Ocon-
struction was complete on the three 40-meter lat-
tice towers and the adjacent control building at
the Mozyr IRBM Division Command Post Bunker.
A TWIN EAR antenna was mounted on each tower.
Additionally, the north side of the control bunker
was being excavated. At the Mozyr IRBM Division
transmitter, construction begun last quarter was
completed, and two probable satellite communi-
cations dishes were on the T e E satellite commu-
nications building on The installation of
tower-mounted TWIN EAR antennas, the excavat-
ing of the command post, and the construction of
an additional satellite communications building for
the division indicate another major C3 upgrade in
the Mozyr IRBM Division. The last comparable C3
upgrade took place in the Mozyr Division in 1976,
with the deployment of the SS-20. (S/WN)
Romny Division
39. Akhtyrka. Akhtyrka Mobile IRBM Base 2,
in the late stages of construction during the previ-
ous reporting period, was completed by
SS-20-associated equipment was observed in
the support area on and by
13 canvas-covered MSVs and one TEL
wining canister were present. As of
only three MSVs and the TEL with training
canister remained in the support area. (The re-
maining equipment may have been moved into the
completed operations area.) Excess construction
material and debris had been cleared from both
the operations and support areas, and previously
exposed cable trenches had been backfilled. The
C3 area was also complete. (S/WN)
40. Krolevets. Krolevets Mobile IRBM Base 2
was assessed to be operational during December.
The nine single-bay garages and the three multibay
garages in the ations area had been complet-
ed by o er but modification work on the
former missile-ready bunkers continued until late
October. SS-20-associated equipment, consisting
of ten MSVs and one TEL with training canister,
was first seen at this base on Partial
coverage during November increased the difficulty
of assessing the status of the base, but snowmelt
on the roofs of three single-bay garages on
indicated that occupancy might have
begun (see paragraph 52). Complete coverage ofE
showed that construction in both the
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ed, and the SS-20 support equipment was no long-
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41. Lebedin. Twelve probable MSVs arrived
at I ebedin Mobile IRBM Base 1 between
Figure 10). The ve
several of which were camouflaged, were in open
storage at the western end of the operations area,
and they remained there on Because
this base has been operational since May 1982, this
equipment was probably destined for one of the
three bases under construction in this division. As
of 16 November, Akhtyrka Mobile IRBM Base 1
was the only one of the three bases under con-
struction in this division which had not received
SS-20 equipment. (S/WN)
Along the southern edge of the operations area
were footings for a probable C3-associated multi-
bay garage. (S/WN)
44. Brody. On Brody Mobile
IRBM Base 1 was declared operational. All nine
single-bay garages and the three multibay garages
in the operations area were externally complete.
Snow was cleared from in front of these garages
and from the main roads at the base. Multibay
garages in the support and C3 areas were also
complete, and the temporary support area was
dismantled. In a probably related development,
SS-20 equipment that had been in storage at near-
by Brody Launch Position 3 on was no
longer present on It probably had
been transferred to Brody Mobile IRBM Base 1.
(S/WN)
seven camouflaged SS-20-associated vehicles
were in the west end of the former SS-4 launch
area. The vehicles included three probable TELs
and four probable MSVs. By these
vehicles had been repositioned onto three of the
four former launch pads. This equipment was
probably in temporary storage awaiting comple-
tion of Brody Mobile IRBM Base 1, which was in a
late stage of construction on that date. (S/WN)
46. Lutsk. The status of the C3 upgrading at
the Lutsk IR/MRBM Division Command Post Bun-
ker could not be determined because of the lack of
imagery during the reporting period. During the
previous reporting period, several antennas had
been under construction in the facility, including a
STICK PIN, a FISHBONE, a five-element array, and
a hardened antenna. (S/WN)
45. Brody Launch Position 3. On
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42. Romny. As of I no apparent
progress had been made on the C3 upgrading at
the Romny MR/IRBM Division Command Post
Bunker. During the past year, a Type E satellite
communications station and a hardened antenna
have been under construction. (S/WN)
47. Pruzhany. Construction of Pruzhany Mo-
bile IRBM Base 1 advanced to the midstage. By
work was under way on all nine single-
43. Sokal. By eight single-bay ga-
rage toundations had been identified at Sokal Mo-
bile IR13M Base 1. Three foundations contained
only footings; the remaining five contained both
footings and lateral crossbeams. Footings for three
tour-bay garages were also in the operations area.
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bay garages. Two four-bay garages were in the late
stages of construction, and the foundation for a
third four-bay garage was in place. The C3 building
and its associated 11-bay garage were still in the
early stages of construction. (S/WN)
48. Ruzhany. Construction continued at
Ruzhany Mobile IRBM Base 1. Single-bay garage
components were stored in the operations area on
with a sufficient number of assembled
end sections for the construction of three single-
bay garages. (S/WN)
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Yurya Division
49. Yurya. The dismantlement under way at
Yurya Mobile IRBM Base 3 during the previous
reporting period was observed at three additional
bases in this division between October and De-
cember. By0 all single-bay garage com-
ponents had been removed from the operations
area of Yurya Mobile IRBM Base 3, and dismantle-
ment had begun at Yurya Mobile IRBM Base 1,
where one single-bay garage was completely dis-
mantled and a second was partially down. Disman-
tlement at Mobile Base 1 had been finished byE
(Figure 11), and all components had
been removed by At Yurya Mobile
IRBM Base 5, one single-bay garage was disman-
tled by and all nine had been dis-
mantled by Dismantlement at Yurya
Mobile IRBM Base 2 was under way on
ber, and by five single-bay garages
were down, although none of the disassembled
components had been removed. Dismantlement
had begun at Yurya Mobile IRBM Base 4 by
when one single-bay garage had been
dismantled. (SAWN)
the reporting period. However, modification of the
single-bay garage foundations or expansion of the
three-bay garages would probably be the first indi-
cation that the dismantled bases were being con-
verted to another missile system. (S/WN)
51. Although dismantlement has been taking
place at all five Yurya mobile IRBM bases, no
changes have been identified at the regimental C3
headquarters. The C3 headquarters for Mobile
Bases 1, 2, and 5 were last observed on
=and for Mobile Base 3 on When
the Yurya IRBM Division Headquarters was last
observed, on no changes had taken
place. If a new missile system is being deployed in
the Yurya Division, the lack of modifications to the
C3 facilities indicates that the new missile system
will employ the existing C3 system. (S/WN)
52. Yurya Mobile IRBM Base 4 was the last
IRBM base in the division to begin undergoing
dismantlement. On a distinctive
snowmelt pattern, probably occupancy related,
was observed on the roofs of several single-bay
garages. As observed there and at other SS-20
bases, this pattern appears approximately 7 meters
from the front right side of the single-bay garage at
the roof peak (Figure 12). Although wind and sun
factors affect the snowmelt, this pattern probably
indicates occupancy. After no
snowmelt pattern was observed on the single-bay
garage, no snow was cleared from in front of the
single-bay garages (this is usually done at an oper-
ational base after a snowfall), and ground support
equipment was observed at the RTP (see para-
graph 55). By dismantlement had
begun, with one single-bay garage down and the
roofs of four others open. (S/WN)
53. Several features were common to dis-
mantlement procedures at all the dismantled IRBM
bases: the appendages on the single-bay garages
were removed; single-bay garage components
were stacked next to the foundation until the en-
tire garage was dismantled; dismantlement in-
volved single-bay garages only-the three-bay ga-
rages remained intact; and dismantlement
proceeded by battalion. After each base was dis-
mantled, the single-bay garage components were
taken to the Yurya RTP and probably shipped ei-
ther to another base under construction or to a
missile support rear depot. The dismantlement of
all nine single-bay garages has taken approximate-
ly one month per base and has been preceded by
equipment transshipment at the RTP. (S/WN)
54. Yurya RTP. Single-bay garage compo-
nents in gondola cars were observed in the RTP on
The components
50. At Mobile Base 5, excavating was ob-
served in three single-bay garage foundations on
Subsequent snowfall precluded de-
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ment was being shipped out or shipped in, possi-
bly for Yurya Mobile Missile Base 6 (which was in
an early to midstage of construction). Because sin-
gle-bay garage dismantlement had not started at
that time, there was no reason to suspect that SS-
20 equipment was being transported from the divi-
sion. Subsequently, single-bay garages have been
dismantled at the Yurya IRBM bases, and no
equipment has been seen at Yurya Mobile Missile
Base 6; therefore, the activity at the Yurya RTP onE
was the initial indication of the SBG dis-
mantlement in the Yurya Division. (S/WN)
56. Shipment of SS-20 equipment from the
Yurya Division continued during the reporting pe-
riod. I ive to 11 missile-associated railcars were in
the transloading area of the Yur a RTP on 12 and
No other missile
railcars were observed until when
only one missile railcar was observed. The trans-
shipment activity observed on
probably related to the dismant ement
Mobile IRBM Base 5, which began on
l he activity on
related to the dismantlement
IRBM Base 2, which began on
was probably
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cars were in the trans oa ing area (Figure 14). No
T-vent railcars have been observed since
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new scratch-built mobile missile base was
identified in the early stages of construction. On[
it was confirmed as an SS-20 base
upon identification of type A/B single-bay garage
foundations and designated Kansk Mobile IRBM
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bay garages had been constructed, (Figure 16),
although construction had not yet begun on the
multibay garages in the operations area or on any
of the buildings in the support area. The rapid pace
of construction (approximately two weeks from
foundations to completion) was also unusual.
(S/WN)
59. Kansk Mobile IRBM Base 3. On
Kansk Mobile IRBM Base 3 was still in the late
stages of construction; by it was as-
sessed to be operational. The operations area was
externally complete, two canvas-covered MSVs
were in the operations area, and another canvas-
covered MSV was in the C3 area. The support area
was still under construction. On at
least eight MSVs were in the operations area, and
all structural work and cleanup appeared to be
complete (Figure 17). The operations area, the C3
area, and the support area all appeared to be
complete by The pace of construc-
tion in the operations area and the C3 area
seemed to proceed at a more rapid pace at this
facility than is usually observed at SS-20 bases.
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60. Kans'k RTP. On an SS-20
equipment transfer was in progress at the RTP. At
least eight missile-associated railcars were present,
and an SS-20 canister dolly was aligned with one
of the rail transfer sheds. On ](Figure
18), at least seven of the missile-associated railcars
(one not in Figure 18) remained at the RTP, but the
SS-20 canister dolly had been canvas covered, in-
dicating that the transfer o eration may have been
concluded. By the canister dolly was
no longer present, and none of the missile-associ-
ated railcars was aligned with the rail transfer
sheds. All the missile-associated railcars had de-
parted by This activity may have
been related to Kansk Mobile IRBM Base 3, which
was assessed to be operational on
(S/WN)
61. Kansk Regimental Headquarters. The reg-
imental headquarters at Kansk Mobile IRBM Bases
2 and 3 were externally complete by
respectively. Each headquarters consists
of a three-story rectangular C3 building with a
roof-mounted antenna array, a ten-bay garage,
and two lattice towers. (S/WN)
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25 December, Kansk IRBM Division Headquarters
was in the late stages of construction. The rectan-
gular C3 building appeared to be externally com-
plete, but the administration building, which is
connected with the C3 building by a passageway,
was still under construction. Also, the WOOD
BINS satellite communications vehicle and the two
R-405 generators, previously seen in a vehicle stor-
age area 500 meters west of the C3 building, had
been moved to the antenna field adjacent to the
C3 building. (S/WN)
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66. Barnaul IRBM Division Headquarters. A
probable mobile high frequency (HF) communica-
tions set, providing a temporary link to the SRF HF
network, was at Barnaul IRBM Division Headquar-
ters on when a probable horizontal
dipole antenna was observed 300 feet south of the
Barnaul Division headquarters building. The an-
tenna was near a parking area containing eight
probable communications vehicles. This HF com-
munications set is similar to a mobile HF communi-
cations set previously identified in the Kansk SS-20
Support Complex. Although mobile satellite com-
munications equipment such as WOOD BINE,
PARK DRIVE, and mobile signal units are common-
ly seen in open storage at SRF division headquar-
ters, usually only the mobile satellite communica-
tions vehicles are observed deployed at the
division headquarters; the mobile HF sets are nor-
mally seen only in the field. The mobile HF com-
munications units deployed at the Barnaul and
Kansk division headquarters, however, probably
are lateral hook-ups to a nearby SRF division head-
quarters. The units may be serving as temporary
links to the SRF HF network until permanent HF
facilities can be constructed. By the end of the
reporting period, no permanent long-range HF
communications transmitter or receiver facilities
had been constructed in the Barnaul or Kansk Divi-
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transmitter and receiver facilities at the division
headquarters, and many of them have antenna
control bunkers. Prefabricated concrete arches
and conduit sections, already available at the Bar-
naul and Kansk RTPs, could be used to construct
the permanent communications facilities usually
deployed at SRF divisions. (S/WN)
67. By Barnaul IRBM Mobile
Base 5 Headquarters was externally complete and
consisted of a three-story rectangular C3 building,
two lattice towers, and two C3-related ten-bay
garages. (S/WN)
68. Barnaul Support Complex. Two new
types of probable nuclear-associated vehicles were
observed in the Barnaul NPHF on
These new vehicles were also observed at the
Kansk NPHF on and have subse-
quently been observed at the Glazov Missile Sup-
port Rear Depot. The probably have been present
at Barnaul since The specific function of
the two new vehicles, which are probably towed,
has not yet been determined, but they have only
been observed in or near
ated areas (see paragraph 64). (S/WN)
69. On an SS-20 equipment
transfer involving at least nine and possibly ten
missile-associated railcars was in progress at the
Barnaul RTP. The missile-associated railcars, which
were not present ono had departed by
This transfer operation was probably
related to Barnaul Mobile IRBM Base 5, which was
assessed to be operational on
(S/W N)
70. Also on four SS-20 equip-
ment mockups were under construction in a tree
clearing near the steamplant at the support com-
plex. Construction of the mockups was first seen
ono The presence of mockups at SS-20
support complexes is unusual. (S/WN)
71. On a large building, similar
to the large buildings at three Strategic Rocket
Forces facilities, was identified under construction
17 nm northeast of the Barnaul Support Complex
at 53-33-42N 084-16-21E. This building was in the
early stages of construction and consisted of two
parallel rows of footings and rails for a crane.
When complete, the building will be 49 meters
wide, 24 meters high, and at least 49 meters long.
The function of this large building is to conceal
construction of a probable command and control
silo and possibly some type of survivable commu-
nications antenna system. However, it cannot be
determined if this C3 system will be solely for the
Barnual IRBM Division or part of a national-level
survivable C3 system. (S/WN)
72. Barnaul Mobile IRBM Base 4. No activity
was observed at Barnaul Mobile IRBM Base 4.
Construction of this base halted in June 1984 and
has not resumed. The base remained in an early
stage of construction. (S/WN)
73. Barnaul Mobile IRBM Base 5. On
= the first SS-20-associated equipment at Bar-
naul Mobile IRBM Base 5 was observed in the
support area. Two TELs, three MSVs, and four can-
vas-covered probable MSVs were in the support
area, and a TEL with a training canister and an MSV
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were involved in a driver training exercise near the
support area. On when the base
was assessed to be operational, nine canvas-cov-
ered MSVs were in the operations area, the roads
in the operations area were cleared of snow, and
the snow had been removed from in front of the
single-bay garages and the five-bay garages. In re-
lated activity, between
at least ten probable MSVs departed the
support complex where they had been in storage.
I hese MSVs were probably moved to Barnaul Mo-
bile IR13M Base 5, which was the only base actively
under construction and nearing completion in the
division. (S/WN)
had coordinates at nearby FTA 028, which was not
imaged (DEFSMAC S/DQ/834-84). These launches
probably were from one or more of the FTAs in-
volved in the exercise. Another regimental exercise
began on and consisted of three
launch battalions and a C3 unit in FTAs 012, 013,
025, and 026 (Figure 22). (S/WN)
Table 4.
Field Training Exercise Summary,
1 October-31 December 1984
Drovyanaya
FTA 024 250/0880
FTA 029 180/0100
FTA 012 252/0136
FTA 012 252/0136
74. Novosibirsk Mobile IRBM Base 3. Be-
tween the last remaining sin-
gle-bay garage appendage at Novosibirsk Mobile
IR13M Base 3 was dismantled. No single-bay garage
appendages remain in the Novosibirsk Division.
(S/WN)
75. Novosibirsk IRBM Transmitter Station. At
Novosibirsk IR13M Transmitter Station, both dishes
had been installed on the Type C satellite commu-
nications building by (S/WN)
76. Novosibirsk Mobile IRBM Base S. A de-
ployed I INI PAIR antenna was observed in the
operations area at Novosibirsk Mobile IRBM Base
It remained deployed until
niid-Dec ember. ]his is the longest observed de-
ployment of the FINE PAIR, as well as the first
observation of this antenna in an operations area.
I he I INI PAIR antenna, three van trucks, a van
truck with a trailer, and a possible C3-associated
MSV were deployed around a four-bay garage.
I he I INI PAIR is a probable radio-relay antenna
which has been observed only with SS-20 C3 train-
ing exercises. (S/WN)
Field Training
77. Most of the SS-20 field training exercises
observed during this quarter were concentrated in
the Drovyanaya Division, where a regimental exer-
cise began in early December and continued after
the close of the reporting period (Table 4). Imagery
of the probable location of the September
launches at Drovyanaya was also obtained. Two
field training exercises were also at Novosibirsk.
I his low level of activity is consistent with levels
observed during previous fourth quarters. (S/WN)
FTA 025 249/0162
Novosibirsk
C3 relay site
near RTP
FTA 001 251/0019
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Camouflaged
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Camouflaged
prob launch bn
Camouflaged
launch Lin
Camouflaged
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SS-20-assoc
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of two during 1984); two KY-15 canisters were
observed without domed endcaps, and they were
shorter than an SS-20 canister
without a domed endcap a
missile support van (MSV) was observed for the
first time in the western missile receiving/checkout
area of the general support area; three KY-14
launches were conducted, including a dual launch
(for a total of six during 1984); three SS-20s were
launched (for a total of seven from Kapustin Yar
during 1984); an overturned probable SS-20 TEL
with sections of a load simulator was observed just
south of the general support area; and an unidenti-
Kapustin Yar MSTC 16r7U ~l~a~cU J(IUIIUIC vva~ jU~w of launch site 8C. Figure 23 depicts relevant facili-
79. Significant developments and observa- ties at Kapustin Yar, and Table 5 summarizes
tions at Kapustin Yar during the period included bile IRBM launches from Kapustin Yar.
the following: one KY-15 was launched (for a total
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Table S.
Kapustin Yar Mobile IRBM Launch
Summary, 1 October-31 December 1984
Missile Launch Launch
Type* Date* Site**
Remarks*
SS 20
Unknown
Success"""
KY 14t
KY lCtt
Success
KY 15
Unknown
Success
SS 20
Unknown
Success""
KY 141
KY lCtt
Successttt
KY 14t
KY lCtt
Successttt
SS 20
Unknown
Success""'
"Derived from imagery
"'Reduced range test to the Makat impact area
I The KY 14 is assessed to be a standard SS-20 booster
that carries a communications-related payload instead of a
weapons related payload.
I I Although prelaunch activity was observed, no direct evi-
dence of the launch (burn marks, blast effects, or self-eject
launch technique ISELTI rings) was identified.
I I I This was the first dual KY-14 launch. The missiles were
launched at 1505Z and 1508Z.
80. KY-15 Activity. Activity in support of
crew training and flight testing for the KY-15 pro-
grant was observed during the reporting period at
site 1C and in the general support area. DEFSMAC
reported the second launch of a KY-15 on
'from Kapustin Yar (DEFSMAC
K/DQ/1480-84 [TSZ]; Table 6). Detailed softcopy
analysis has revealed distinctive differences be-
tween the KY-15 and SS-20 missile canisters.
Table 6.
KY-15 Launch Summary
LP 1C-4 Success
Unknown Success
"Derived from imagery
This table is classified TOP SECRET
81. MR Test Complex C Site 1. Imagery of the
site was acquired on and no pre-
launch activity was under way. The site was also
imaged on but launch position 1C-4
(which had been constructed to support the KY-
15) was cloud covered, and no prelaunch activity
was observed in the cloud-free portions of the site.
DEFSMAC reported the launch of a
from Kapustin Yar, and by
another probable KY-15 canister (without domed
endcap) was placed in open storage at launch po-
sition 1C-2, which has been used as an expended
canister storage area (Figure 24). (TSZ)
82. Analysis has revealed distinctive differ-
ences between the KY-15 and SS-20 missile canis-
ters. Both types of canisters, however, have the
same outside diameter of about and
probably the same launch assist device (LAD) ex-
tension (Figure 25). After detailed softcopy analy-
sis, the KY-15 canisters at site 1 appear to be
complete but without domed endcaps and about
horter than an SS-20 canister without a
domed endcap. The cable raceway of the KY-15
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SS-20 canister.
83. The KY-15 canister (without domed end-
cap) is overall, with a
long main canister section. In contrast, an SS-20
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A complete SS-20 canister is L_ long. The
LAD extension for both the KY-15 and SS-20 canis-
ters is about long and about
the KY-15 canister is slightly shorter than the one
in diameter. The cable raceway on the LAD exten-
sion end of the KY-15 canister appears to be about
twice the length of the one on the SS-20 canister.
The cable raceway that extends toward the front of
One of the two Iong canister dollies
was at the original missile/payload handling area
on the same dates; the other one was not ob-
served. No additional details about their configu-
ration were derived. (S/WN)
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in front of the clerestory building in the east mis-
ter-long TEL and long canister dolly,
both probably associated with the KY-15 program,
were observed during the re ortin period at the
general support area. The long TEL was
84. General Su ort Area. The new
85. A MSV covered with
winter camouflage material was at the west mis-
sile/payload handling area for the first time on F
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checkout building and the support building. An
MSV was in the facility again on just
north of the missile receiving and checkout build-
ing. In addition, an 18-meter-deep, two-bay shed
and a rune-bay garage were under construction
west of the missile receiving and checkout build-
ing. I he excavations for the nine-bay garage indi-
cate that it will be at least 18 meters deep and may
be 24 meters deep. If this garage is 24 meters deep,
it would be the first of that depth at the rangehead.
I wenty-tour-meter-deep garages related to mobile
strategic ballistic missiles were first associated with
the SS-16 mobile ICBM at Plesetsk Missile/Space
I est Center. In addition, one 14-bay garage and
one 15-bay garage, both 24 meters deep, were
constructed in the vehicle maintenance area at
Mo,,yr Mobile IRBM Base. (S/WN)
86. A high level of activity was observed at
the new driver training course north of the general
support area. On at least 27 vehi-
cles, inc lulling 17 MAZ-543 four-axle chassis and
cargo trucks, were on the course. This course was
probably constructed to support crew training for
the KY- 15. (S/WN)
87. KY-14 Activity. On at
I1116/, prelaunch activity was observed at site 1C,
when two camouflaged TELs with missile canisters
and nine MSVs were at launch position 1C-3 near
the five-bay garage. One of the TELs was at the H-
shaped, launch-associated position near the type B
single-bay garage, and the other was in a launch
line with three MSVs south of the five-bay garage.
DEFSMAC reported the launch of a KY-14 from
Kapustin Yar at 22427 on DEFSMAC
K/DQ/1437-84 [TSZ]; Table 7). On
no camouflaged vehicles or equipment and no
evidence of the launch (burn marks, blast effects,
or self-eject launch technique [SELT] rings) were
identified. However, an additional expended SS-20
canister had been placed in open storage at launch
position 1C-2. (TSZ)
Table 7.
KY-14 Launch Summary
Unknown
Success
Unknown
Success
Unknown
Success
Unknown
Success
LP
1C-3
Success
LP
1C-3
Success"""
LP
1C-3
Success"""
"Derived from imagery
-This was the first dual KY-14 launch. The missiles were
launched at 1505Z and 1508Z.
88. Onl I two TELs with
missile canisters and two MSVs were in a launch
line beside the five-bay garage. Six more MSVs
were south of the five-bay garage (Figure 26). On
at 1017Z, only one TEL was ob-
served, and it had been moved to the H-shaped,
launch-associated position near the single-bay ga-
rage. DEFSMAC reported that the first dual KY-14
launch occurred at 1505Z and 1508Z on
DEFSMAC S/DQ/1152-84 [S]). On~
no evidence of the launches was ob-
served, but three additional expended SS-20
canisters had been placed in open storage at
launch position 1C-2. Two of the canisters were
probably from the KY-14 launches,
and the other canister was probably from the
SS-20 launch to the Makat impact area.
89. SS-20 Activity. Insufficient coverage was
acquired of the SS-20-related areas to confidently
assess the level of SS-20 crew training activity.
However, based on the number of SS-20 launches
from the rangehead and the observation of SS-20
battalions or elements of regiments, SS-20 crew
training probably continued at a normal pace.
(S/WN)
90. Three SS-20s were launched from the
rangehead during the reporting period. No pre-
launch activity was observed at site 1C for these
launches, which occurred on and on
(DEFSMAC S/DQ/970-84 [S],
S/DQ/1125-84 [S], and S/DQ/1159-84 [S], respec-
tively; Table 8). No direct evidence of the launches
was identified onsite after the launches, but ex-
pended SS-20 missile canisters, probably from
these launches, were observed in open storage at
launch position 1C-2 on and onC
A total of seven SS-20s was
launched from Kapustin Yar during 1984. (S/WN)
Table 8.
SS-20 Launch Summary for 1984
at Kapustin Yar
Unknown
Unknown
LP 1 C-3
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Success
Success
Success
Success
Success"""
Success"""
Success`""
"Derived from imagery
"'Reduced-range test to the Makat impact area.
91. SS-20 Crew Training. A camouflaged
probable SS-20 battalion was at Crew Training
Area (CTA) 1 on and probably two SS-
20 battalions were at CTA 5 on more than one
occasion during October. One SS-20 battalion,
and occasionally elements of a second, was peri-
odically observed in the battalion-sized operation-
al training area in the bivouac/troop training area.
As many as four SS-20 TELs with training canisters
and three TEL chassis were observed on the driver
training course west of the bivouac/troop training
area while other SS-20 crew training was in prog-
ress. (S/WN)
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92. One SS-20 regiment, and occasionally
elements of a second, was in temporary storage or
transit at the missile receiving/inspection/storage
area during October and November. Construction
of the new possible mobile missile-associated nu-
clear payload handling facility in this area contin-
ued at a slow pace. (S/WN)
93. During 1984, SS-20 regiment-sized field
training exercises were observed nearly monthly
while at least one SS-20 regiment was in transit or
in temporary storage in the receiving/inspection/
storage area. This suggests that at least two and
possibly three SS-20 regiments were cycled
through the rangehead per month in 1984. Al-
though some of this activity probably was in sup-
port of crew training for regiments to be deployed
at new bases, it is likely that most regiments ob-
served at Kapustin Yar in areas historically associ-
ated with the SS-20 are from deployed complexes
and are participating in cyclical training. (S/WN)
94. On an overturned proba-
ble SS-20 TEL with portions of a load simulator was
observed south of the general support area (Figure
27). Image interpretability precluded identifying
any damage to the overturned TEL, although it was
on its side, and sections of the load simulator had
been removed. It appeared that the west wall of
the drive-through revetment had partially col-
lapsed. A probable crane with a collapsing boom
was next to the TEL. (S/WN)
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95. Unidentified Structure. At Complex C
Site 8, a U-shaped structure was built just east of
Iauncl1 position 8C-1. Two vertical posts were atop
the intersection of the legs and the base of the
"U," and it appeared that a large meshlike object
was stretched between and atop the legs of the
"U." Also, a concrete slab wall had been con-
structed inside of and adjacent to the inner site
security fence. This wall is on a line between the
probable launc h point at launch position 8C-1 and
the U-shaped structure. A cable trench extends
from the north subsurface building at launch posi-
lion 8C-1 to the U-shaped structure. The open end
of the structure faces downrange. The function of
the U-shaped structure has not been determined.
I his site is externally complete. (S/WN)
96. At the new missile-associated area east
of Complex C Site 4C-1, construction appeared to
have been completed during the reporting period.
I he tun( tion of this area still has not been deter-
mined. (S/WN)
97. CC&D at Kapustin Yar. No new CC&D
techniques were identified for the SS-20, the KY-
14, or the KY-15 during the reporting period.
However, the probable TEL for the KY-15 has been
observed several times without canvas or camou-
flage material covering it. Moreover, the canvas on
the new-type dollies at Kapustin Yar did not se-
verely hamper their identification or analysis of
their configuration. (S/WN)
Single-Bay Garage Component Production and
Stockpiling
98. Single-bay garage components contin-
ued to be fabricated and stockpiled at Bryansk
Guided Missile Support Equipment Plant II. In ad-
dition, single-bay garage components continued
to be stockpiled at at least three of the seven
missile support rear depots (MSRDs; Figure 28).
Components for at least 30 single-bay garages
were delivered to the field from October through
December: nine type C to Yurya Mobile Missile
Base 6, nine type A/B to Ruzhany Mobile IRBM
Base 1, nine type A/B to Kansk Mobile IRBM Base
4, and at least 3 to Belokorovichi SSM Training
Facility School. Probable type A roof end sections
were with the components delivered to Ruzhany
Mobile IRBM Base 1, which indicates that the com-
ponents probably came from the dismantled bases
at Yurya. By the end of the reporting period, com-
ponents for at least 47 single-bay garages re-
mained stockpiled at the MSRDs and Bryansk.
Numbers of single-bay garages stockpiled at the
MSRDs and in the transshipment yards at Bryansk
from October through December are listed in Ta-
ble 9. (S/WN)
Missile Support Rear Depots
99. Balta MSRD and Berdichev MSRD. The
number of single-bay garage components stored at
these two MSRDs, 13 at Balta and 14 at Berdichev,
remained unchanged throughout the reporting pe-
riod. (S/WN)
100. Bobrovskiy MSRD. No new activity was
observed relating to the storage and transshipment
of SS-20 missile support equipment at Bobrovskiy
MSRD. (SAWN)
NOVAYA
MEZINOVKA
rya ~~n I
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Table 9.
Single-Bay Garage Components at Bryansk II and MSRDs, 1 October-31 December 1984
Usable Date Last
Coverages Imaged
SBGs Present*
High Low Last
Changes Since
Bryansk II 3
4 2
2
Balta MSRD 2
14 14
14
0
Berdichev MSRD 2
13 13
13
0
Bobrovskiy MSRD 5
0 0
0
0
Glazov MSRD 3
9 0
0
9
Novaya Mezinovka MSRD 1
0 0
0
0
Surovatikha MSRD 3
18 0
18
18
Tambov MSRD 2
0 0
0
0
'Clouds ;ind obliquity made an exact count of the components impossible. However, the components that could be seen indicated
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gle-bay IWages were shipped from Glazov MSRD
between All remaining com-
ponents, enough for seven single-bay garages,
were shipped to the field between
and J. No new single-bay garage com-
ponents arrived at the the depot during the report-
ing period. (S/WN)
102. Surovatikha MSRD. Components for ap-
proximately 18 single-bay garages were delivered
to Surovatikha MSRD between
The components were stockpiled in
a manner which made an exact count of the com-
ponents impossible. The components were in the
two transshipment areas in which single-bay ga-
rage components were previously stockpiled and
on several flatbed railcars near one of the trans-
shipment areas. All previously stockpiled single-
bay garage components had been shipped from
Surovatikha prior to (S/WN)
Missile Support Equipment Production and Testing
Facilities
103. Volgograd. During the reporting period,
a high count of nine SS-20 TEL chassis was present
at Volgograd Steel and Machinery Plant Krasnyy
Barricada 221, indicating that the resumption and/
or increase in production of probable SS-20 TELs
at this plant, which started in mid-1983, is continu-
ing. (S/WN)
104. Testing of mobile missile-related equip-
ment at Volgograd Remote Test Facility 1 contin-
ued during the reporting period. This equipment
was effectively concealed with camouflage netting,
hindering identification. Testing of mobile missile-
related equipment resumed at this facility in Sep-
tember 1984 after a three-year hiatus. (S/WN)
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SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE ACTIVITY
Introduction
105. This section of the report addresses the
research, development, production, deployment,
and logistics of Soviet short-range ballistic missile
(SRBM) systems. It summarizes the status of SCALE-
BOARD (SS-12) deployment in Eastern Europe and
the USSR (Figure 29) and the SCALEBOARD in-
volvement in antitactical ballistic missile (ATBM)
testing near Emba. Also discussed is the status of
SS-23s and SS-21s. An updated SRBM order of
battle and a list of acronyms can be found in the
appendix. (S/WN)
SCALEBOARD Activity
107. SCALEBOARD equipment had been re-
turned to the Kabanbay-Lake Karashek area near
I mba, indicating a resumption of Soviet ATBM
tests. SCALEBOARD launchers and support vehi-
cles had been removed from the area by
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SS-23 Activity
108. No unusual activity associated with the
SS-23 was detected during this reporting period.
The introduction of the SS-23 into operational
units still has not been observed. (S/WN)
9th Tank Division. Ono the third Soviet
SS-21 battalion to be identified in the Belorussian
Military District was seen. (S/WN)
ground (FROG) battalion area of th
SS-21 Activity
109. The first imagery indication of the intro-
duction of the SS-21 SRBM into Warsaw Pact na-
tional forces was obtained on SS-21
equipment was in the former free rocket over
Production
110. Expansion of the northern part of the
Petropavlovsk Vehicle Assembly Plant continued,
although no significant activity was noted. The es-
timated earliest completion date for this expan-
sion, which has been in progress since late 1979, is
late 1985. This facility is believed to be responsible
for the manufacture of components and subas-
semblies of missiles, probably the SS-12 Mod 2,
SS-21, and SS-23. The plant also assembles ground
support equipment based on the MAZ-543 chas-
sis.' No other significant production activity was
observed. (TSR)
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Introduction
111. This section of the report addresses se-
lected unidentified construction projects which are
believed to have a potential mobile missile associa-
tion. These projects will be closely monitored; sig-
nificant changes will be reported in this section
until identified, after which they will be included in
the appropriate section of this or other NPIC re-
ports. (S/WN)
112. The projects in this section remained in
a relatively early stage of construction. Three areas
of interest at Belokorovichi and Kansk have char-
acteristics suggesting a mobile IRBM association,
while five others at Irkutsk, Kostroma, and Ye-
drovo may have a mobile ICBM association (Figure
30). (S/WN)
Irkutsk
116. Little activity occurred during the quar-
ter. Three support/storage buildings had been
constructed in the construction support camp by
and footings were present for a
fourth. When last observed, on
steam was emanating from a small building in the
construction support camp. No change had oc-
curred in the operations area, where footing exca-
vations for one seven-bay garage were observed.
(S/WN)
had been installed at this garage, and by
garages. By most of the wall panels
braces had been installed in one of the seven-bay
most of the roof panels were in place.
Belokorovichi Division
113. On tree clearing, possi-
bly in preparation for security fences and building
construction, was continuing in the former SS-4
launch area and in the propellant storage area at
/hitomir SSM Launch Position 5 (formerly launch
site 3). Initial tree clearing was observed on-
This type of clearing has been seen at
other deactivated MRBM sites prior to SS-20 con-
version. (S/WN)
114. At the end of this reporting period, four
SS-20 mobile IRBM bases had been identified un-
der construction in the Belokorovichi Division. If
the Soviets follow the usual pattern of five regi-
ments to a division, it would seem unlikely that the
tree clearing at Belokorovichi SSM Launch Position
4 and /hitomir SSM Launch Position 5 would be
for SS-20 bases. Instead, the Soviets may construct
only a at Belokor-
ovichi SSM Launch Position 4 and an SS-20 base at
/hitomir SSM Launch Position 5. (S/WN)
115. No change was detected in the status of
the previously reported construction area approxi-
mately 10 rim south of Kansk Mobile IRBM Base 4
when the area was last observed
When previously observed on o con-
struction activity consisted of tree clearing and
grading. (S/WN)
Stanchions were in the foundation footings of an-
other seven-bay garage. Construction was con-
tinuing on several buildings in the support area,
and trenches were evident at the site. (S/WN)
termined when it was last observed on
Construction was continuing on apartment
buildings, barracks, and administration buildings,
although no missile-associated buildings have
been identified. No rail lines were present, and no
extensive security measures, such as fences, were
observed. (S/WN)
Kostroma SSM Complex
119. Construction of the probable SS-X-24
missile receiving and checkout area continued.
The construction is concentrated in two general
areas, designated area A and area B (Figure 31). By
late December, a rail-through shed, approximately
36 by 12 meters, was under construction in area A.
When complete, this rail-through shed may be
similar to a rail-through shed in the rail-mobile SS-
X-24 missile receiving and checkout area at Ple-
setsk Missile Handling Facility. Construction con-
tinued on two large buildings and several small
buildings. The main rail spur leading into area A
has been extended the entire length of the facility,
and three shorter spurs now branch off the main
spur in area A. Another rail line has been extended
into area B. In addition, tree clearing and grading
resumed in area B; however, no new building con-
struction was observed. (S/WN)
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adjacent to and in the
facility in the Kostroma RTP. By late December,
footings had been installed, and foundation work
had begun on an unidentified building adjacent to
the payload assembly building. In addition, a grad-
ed area and a small, multicompartmented building
foundation were observed at the southeast corner
supporting both the silo-based and rail-mobile de-
ployment modes of the SS-X-24 ICBM. As yet, no
indications of a silo modification program or rail-
mobile launch facilities have been identified at Ko-
stroma. (S/WN)
Yedrovo SSM Complex
of the facility. Expansion of the
generally has coincided with de-
ployment of new missile systems at Soviet ICBM
complexes. (S/WN)
121. In the receiving area of the RTP, a rail
concealment Structure, approximately 600 meters
long, was nearly complete. Peak-roofed sections
have been placed over most of the rail line. This
structure will conceal any railcars or transshipment
activity. The structure, which has been under con-
struction since mid-August, includes one section
with a stepped roof. The purpose of this stepped-
roof area, previously reported as a probable rail
transfer shed, is unknown. (S/WN)
122. When the facilities under construction
at Kostroma are complete, they will be capable of
123. At Yedrovo, where 110 SS-17 ICBMs
are deployed, probable SS-X-24-related construc-
tion continued in the RTP. By external
construction of the probable SS-X-24 receiving,
inspection, and checkout building was almost
complete, and the rail line extended into the high-
bay portion of the building. In addition, a concrete
block apron was being installed in front of the
building and around the footings for a second
building. The limited scale of construction tends to
rule out deployment of the rail-mobile version of
the SS-X-24, which apparently requires more ex-
tensive handling facilities such as those at Plesetsk
and those under construction at Kostroma. No
indications of silo modification have been ob-
served at the launch sites at Yedrovo. (S/WN)
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A 1. This section of the report contains signif-
icant baseline information pertinent to Soviet mo-
bile missile analysis. This information supersedes
all previous NPIC Soviet Mobile Missile Activity
Summary Report appendixes. Included are the ba-
sic operational characteristics of the weapon sys-
tems, dimensions of significant associated struc-
tures, abbreviations for standard terminology, and
basic installation information, including an NPIC-
updated, imagery-derived order of battle for Soviet
SRBMs. Also included are three tables that sum-
marize construction and C3 activity at strategic
mobile missile bases (Figure Al). Recommenda-
tions and comments regarding this section, as well
as suggestions for items to be included in future
appendixes, are welcome. (S/WN)
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAD azimuth alignment device
APR 113 army mobile rocket
technical base
C3 command, control, and
communications
can/cap canister/capsule
c p/bnk command post/bunker
CSI complex support facilities
CIA crew training area
DD I A driver/dispersal training area
I RC emergency rocket communications
CSI east support facility
II'R I B front mobile rocket
technical base
I [A field training area
I IX field training exercise
GSA general support area
GS[ ground support equipment
[if high frequency
INI intermediate nuclear forces
IR infrared
I Al) launch-assist device
I Cl launch control facility
I RCM long-range cruise missile
I RP launch reference position
I tI launch test facility
I 1 S launch test site
MI) military district
MITI missile handling facility
MOB mobile missile base
MRAC missile receiving and checkout
1111, /is! IN (lati.,Iircl SI ( RI I.
MRACA missile receiving and checkout area
MRB missile-ready building/bunker
MSE missile support equipment
MSRD missile support rear depot
MSTC missile/space test center
MSV missile support van
MTC missile test center
NPHF nuclear payload handling facility
NWHF nuclear warhead handling facility
NWSA nuclear weapons storage area
ORPD independent rocket transport
battalion
PBV postboost vehicle
PGCS propulsion guidance control section
PHF payload handling facility
PRTB mobile rocket technical base
rail-TEL rail-mobile transporter-
erector-launcher
RIC receiving, inspection, and checkout
RIM receiving, inspection, and
maintenance
RISA receiving/inspection/storage area
RTB rocket technical base
RTP rail-to-road transfer point
SBG single-bay garage
SMRA silo materials receiving area
TEL transporter-erector-launcher
T-L transporter-loader
UHF/VHF ultrahigh frequency/
very high frequency
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Table Al. Summary of Construction at Mobile IRBM Bases as of 31 December 1984
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01/77
06/78
9
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3
Base 3
11/77
12/78
9
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3
Base 4
11/78
11/81
9
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3
Bunker br;m11 excavated C
Base 5
04/79
03/80
9
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3
08/79
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09/82
12/83
9
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3
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03/83
09/84
9
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3
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Base 3
07/84
11;84
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Base 4
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Base 1
05/82
02/83
9
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3 -
1 - - -
1
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03/83
10/83
9
- 5
3 -
1 - - -
1
Base 3
07/83
12/83
9
- 5
3 -
1 - - -
1
Base 4
10/83
-
-
- 5
- 3
- 1 - -
-
1 - 1 1 - 1
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Base 5
Base 1
01/77
06/78
9
4
3
2
Base 2
12/77
11/78
9
4
3 -
- - - -
2
Base 3
06/78
11/79
9
4
3
2
Base 4
12/79
12/80
9
4
3 -
-
1
Base 5
10/80
08/81
9
4
3 -
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2
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Base 6
12/81
12/82
9
5
3 -
- - 1 -
1
Base 1
02/78
01/79
9
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3 -
- - - -
2
Base 2
01/79
11/79
9
- 3
3 -
- - - -
2
Base 3
11/79
12/80
9
- 3
3 -
- - - -
1
Base 4
03/80
12/80
9
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3
Base 5
04/81
11/81
9
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3 -
- - - -
1
Vladimir SRF Army
YURYA DIVISION
Base 1
04/78
01/79
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01/79
01/80
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3
3
Base 3
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3
Base 4
05/80
03/81
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BELOKOROVICHI DIVISION
Belokorovichi I
Usovo 1
09/84
08/84
LIDA DIVISION
Dyallovo 03/81
01/82
9 -
4 3
Lida 06/80
05/81
9 -
4 3
07/84
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Ruzhan
06/84
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4
Slomm 03/81
03/82
9 -
4 3
Polotsk
1
10/78
01/80
9 -
3 3
Polotsk
2
08/79
01/81
9 -
3 3
Postavy 10/77
06/78
9 -
3 3
Smorgon
04/78
01/79
9 -
4 3
Smorgon
08/79
01/81
9 -
4 3
Vinnitsa SRF Army
LUTSK DIVISION
11/81
02/83
9 -
4 3
Lutsk 01/82
06/82
9 -
4 3
06/84
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4
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Gresk 1 08/80
05/81
9 -
4 3
onk
Konk ovich~
1
11/75
06/78
9 -
3 3
Kozhanovich
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07/76
06/78
9 -
3 3
Mozyr 1
10/76
06/78
9 -
3 3
Rechitaa
09/78
03/80
- -
- -
MOB
08/79
03/80
3 -
-
MOB
08/79
03/80
3 -
MOB
08/79
03/80
3 -
-
Akhtyrka
1
04/84
-
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4 -
Akhtyrka
2
04/84
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9 -
4 3
Krolevets
1
12/81
08/82
9 -
4 3
Krolevets
2
02/84
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9 -
4 3
02/81
05/82
9 -
4 3
3 - - - - - 1 - - -
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - 1 - - -
- - - - -
- - - - - 1 - Lebedin NPHF
The former SS-7 ICBM complexes in the central and eastern USSR currently contain NPHFs under construction or complete at their RTPs, each NPHF
consists of one high two-bay technical support building and a clerestory building
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Table A2. Summary of Construction at Probable Mobile ICBM Bases as of 31 December 1984
Irkutsk 1
Irkutsk 2
Yoshkar-Ola
Yurya 6
08/83 - - - i - 1
08/83 - - - 7 - 3
01/84 - 9 - 7 3 0
06/84 - 9 - 7 3 0
- - - - - 1 - Dyallovo NPH~
- - - - 1 - - - - - - -
- - - 1 - - - - - -
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- - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
2 - - - 1 - 1 -
t - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - 1
- - - - - 3
- - - - - 3
- - - - - 3
- - - - - 2
- - - - - - -
- - - - -
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One bldg constructed in support area
Ops and C3 areas externally complete by
Ops area externally complete by
C3 area in early stages of construction
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Chita SRF Army
DROVYANAYA IC/IRBM
CP/bnk
CP/alt/bnk
Rad rcvr
Had xmt
Drovyanaya IRBM Refits
Base 1 Hq
Base 2 Hq
Base3 Hq
Base 4 Hq
5 ttg
KANSK IRBM DIV HQ (no BE No)
t ?'{no BE No)
Base,-Z tno BE No)
3 (no BE No)
Base 4' -jr*_ BE No)
Omsk SRF Army
BARNAUL IRBM DIV HQ
Harm IF MM Regm
Base I q'
Base 2 Hq
Bass 4 HQ (no No)
Base 5 Hq tno BE Not
NOVOSIBIRSK IRBM DIV
CP/bnk
Rad xmtr
Rts
e2Hq
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Be" 6 Hq rat
at Deployed Mobile Missile-Associated Facilities as of 31 December 1984
C3-Associated Structures
and Mobile Antennas
Fixed Antenna Inventory
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VERKHNYAYA SALDA IRBM DIV
CP/bnk~L.
Rad rcvr
Rad xmtr
Verkhnyaya Sakia IRBM Reots
Base 1 Hq
Base 2 Hq
Base 3 Hq
Base 4 Hq
Base 5 Hq
Vladimir SRF Army
YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM DIV
CP/bnk/hd
Rad rcvr`
Rad xmtr
Rad xmtr NE/bnk'
Yoshkar-Qla Mobile Missile Regts
3
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yes 2
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yes 2
yes 2
yes 4
yes 2
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YURYA IRBM DIV
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Rad rcv r
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Rad x
Rad mtr
Yurya IRBM
Base 1Hq
Base 2 Hq
Base 3 Hq
Base 4 Ha
Base 5 Hq
Base 6-Hq (no BE No)
Smolensk SRF Army
LIDA IRBM DIV
CP/bnk
Rad rcv
Rad xm
Dyatlovo IRBM Regt
Base Hq (no BE No)
Support bunker-
Red xmtf
Lida IRBM
Base
Slonm IREM
Base 14j Support buracea`
Red xm
Ruzhany tABm Refit
Base Hq (no BE No)
Had rcvr`
Red Sta' F
3
8
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C3-Associated Structures
Antennas Fixed Antenna Inventory
and Mobile
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