TEST ACTIVITY SHUANGCHENGZI SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 7, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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TEST ACTIVITY
SHUANGCHENGZI S A14 LAUNCH OMPLEX, CHINA
NPIC/PEG (12/82)
2 PART GRAPHIC
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AND SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE (SAM) TEST ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING AT THIS COMPLEX.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: TWO CHINESE B2 DRONES ARE 1.5 NM EAST OF THE
SAM LAUNCH-AREA AT 41-04-23N 100-32-45E (GRAPHIC 1). THIS IS
THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF THE B2 DRONE AT THIS COMPLEX. THE
DRONES ARE PROBABLY BEING USED AS TARGETS FOR A PROBABLE RADAR
CONTROLLED ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SYSTEM AT LAUNCH SITE C
(GRAPHIC 2). THE INDIGENOUSLY PRODUCED B2 DRONE 25X1
WINGSPAN AND IS THOUGHT TO BE GASOLINE 2~DA]
POWERED AND RADIO CONTROLLED. THESE DRONES APPEAR TO BE TOO
SMALL AND TOO SLOW TO BE USED FOR SAM TARGETS. IN PROBABLY
RELATED ACTIVITY, TWO PROBABLE OPTICAL TRACKING DEVICES HAVE
BEEN NEWLY DEPLOYED LESS THAN 0.5 NM SOUTH OF THE B2 DRONES
(NOT ON GRAPHIC).
(SWN) TWO AIRFRAMES ON CSA-1 TRANSPORTERS ARE IN THE 25X1
LAUNCH SITE B VEHICLE STORAGE AREA (GRAPHIC 2). THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME TWO OF THESE AIRFRAMES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE AIRFRAMES APPEAR TO CONSIST OF A CSA-1
BOOSTER AND A BULBOUS MAIN BODY. THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAMES
IS UNKNOWN.
(SWN) AN UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE WITH TWO RAILS IS ON THE SITE
MAIN ROAD (GRAPHIC 2). THE VEHICLE
WITH TWO RAILS THAT EXTEND
COORDINATES 41-04-30N 100-31-10E
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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