PROBABLE STRAP-ON BOOSTER FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE TYURATAM ICBM TEST SUPPORT FACILITY 31, USSR(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: September 13, 1983
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PROBABLE STRAP-ON BOOSTER FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE
TYURATAM ICBM TEST SUPPORT FACILITY 31, USSR SWN
BY THE END OF THE YEAR. (SWN)
LAUNCHED FROM TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITE Y1/2 25X1
SL-Y VEHICLE, AND THE THREE-CAR TRAIN WAS OF THE TYPE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SL-Y VEHICLE. THE SL-Y IS CURRENTLY
UNDERGOING LAUNCH READINESS TESTING AND IS EXPECTED
SIGNIFICANCE: THE FIRST STAGE OF THE NEW MEDIUM-LIFT SL-Y
VEHICLE W LL PROBABLY BE USED AS A STRAP-ON, THRUST
AUGMENTATION BOOSTER FOR THE NEW HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE
!HLVI. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: A PROBABLE STRAP-ON BOOSTER FOR THE 25X1
NEW HLV WAS ON A THREE-CAR TRAIN IN THE ASSEMBLY AREA OF
TYURATAM ICBM TEST SUPPORT FACILITY 31. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE
PROBABLE STRAP-ON BOOSTER WERE COMPATIBLE 25X1
WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE NEW MEDIUM-LIFT
3.
COORDINATES 45-55-34N 063-16-30E (S)
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 reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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THE NEW HLV WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITES
W AND J1/2 BOTH.STILL UNDER 25:25X1
CONSTRUCTION. THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LAUNCH PAD AND THE
MOBILE SERVICE GANTRY AT SPACE LAUNCH SITE W INDICATE THAT THE
NEW HLV HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATE DESIGNED TO FOUR STRAP-ON
BOOSTERS. (SWN) 25X1
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