BENT LOG PERIODIC ZIGZAG ANTENNAS AT SARY-SHAGAN MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 2, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: TWO LARGE BENT LOG PERIODIC ZIGZAG
ANTENNAS ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION AT SARY-SHAGAN
MISSILE TEST CENTER. THEIR PURPOSE IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: SARY-SHAGAN BENT LOG PERIODIC ZIGZAG ANTENNA
Attachment to Z-15848/82
NPIC/IEG (09/82)
2 SEPTEMBER 1982
BENT LOG PERIODIC ZIGZAG ANTENNAS AT
SARY-SHAGAN MTSSTT.F. TEST CENTER, USSR
SOUTH IS ND ER CONSTRUCTION IN A SECURED
SOUTHWEST OF SARY-SHAGAN LAUNCH COMPLEX D THI25X1
ANTENNA CONSISTS OF TWO ARRAYS FORMING A LONG VEE PATTERN WITH
EACH ARRAY IS APPROXIMATELY 25X1
110 METERS LONG AND HAS 20 ANTENNA ELEMENT SUPPORTS, 25X1
THERE ARE FOOTINGS FOR SUPPORT MASTS ALONG ONE 025X1
THE ARRAYS.
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SCREEN, AND NINE SUPPORT VANS ARE ALSO PRESENT (GRAPHIC 1).
(SWN) SARY-SHAGAN BENT LOG PERIODIC ZIGZAG ANTENNA NORTH IS IN
A VERY EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION 13 NM NORTH OF THE SOUTHERN
ANTENNA AND 0.5 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SARY-SHAGAN TRACKING
FACILITY 1 IT CONSISTS OF A SECURED AREA AND 25X1
INITIAL GRADING FOR THE . ANTENNA. THE GRADED AREA IS ALSO
(GRAPHIC 2). 25X1
(SWN) THESE ANTENNAS WHEN COMPARED TO THE BENT LOG PERIODIC
ANTENNAS AT LODEYNOYE POLE (GRAPHIC 3) AND LENINGRAD
APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR IN DESIGN ALTHOUGH SOMEWHI25X1
SMALLER. THE SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF THESE ANTENNAS IS ALSO
UNKNOWN. 25X1
3. (S) COORDINATES 45-47-36N 073-33-21E 25X1
COORDINATES 46-00-30N 073-40-45E
COORDINATES 60-42-30N 033-34-50E
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