FOIA
PROBABLE STATIC TEST PREPARATIONS BEIJING GUIDED MISSILE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION CENTER CHANCXINDIAN, CHINA
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CIA-RDP91T00712R000100220003-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
March 16, 2011
Sequence Number:
3
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Publication Date:
August 23, 1983
Content Type:
REPORT
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PROBABLE STATIC TEST PREPARATIONS
BEIJING GUIDED MISSILE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION CENTER
C AN N DIAN CHINA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: PROBABLE STATIC TEST PREPARATIONS ARE IN
PROGRESS AT TEST STAND 3. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: TWO TYPE C MISSILE RAILCARS, ONE TYPE B MISSILE
TRANSFER FLATCAR, AND ONE POSSIBLE TYPE A MISSILE-ASSOCIATED
RAILCAR ARE NEAR TEST STAND 3 WHERE MISSILE STAGE TESTING IS
CONDUCTED. THE PRESENCE OF THESE RAILCARS MAY REPRESENT FINAL
ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF ALL THREE STAGES OF THE CSL-X-3 (LONG
BEFORE ITS SCHEDULED INITIAL LAUNCH FROM SONGLIN SPACE 25X1
LAUNCH COMPLEX LATER THIS YEAR. (SWN) 25X1
BEIJING GUIDED MISSILE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION CENTER
ChANGXINDIAN IS ONE OF TWO MAJOR MISSILE DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS IN BEIJING AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LICUID PROPELLANT BALLISTIC
MISSILES, POSSIBLE NAVAL CRUISE MISSILES, AND AEROSPACE
SYSTEMS. THE CSL-X-3 IS AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE CSL-2 SPACE
LAUNCH VEHICLE AND INCLUDES A NEW HIGH ENERGY THIRD STAGE FOR
ORBITING GEOSTATIONARY AND OTHER LARGE SATELLITES. (SWN)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical 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.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
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