SL-4/6 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITE B1, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200360002-1
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 14, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAUNCH OF AN SL-4/6 SPACE
LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV) CONTINUE. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE SLV IS NOW WITHIN THE GANTRY AND THE GANTRY
SERVICE ARMS ARE IN THE RAISED POSITION. THIRTEEN PROPELLANT
RAILCARS ARE ON THE RAIL APPROACH TO THE LAUNCH PAD. THE SLV
WAS NOT OBSERVED ON THE PAD ADDITIONAL 25X1
EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT AN SLV LAUNCH WILL OCCUR IS THE
PRESENCE OF 28 VEHICLES AND TWO BUSES AT THE LAUNCH CONTROL
PARKING AREA AND AN EMPTY SLV RAIL TRANSPORTER PARKED IN FRONT
OF THE ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING. THE RAIL TRANSPORTER WAS
NOT PRESENT (SWN) 25X1
Attachment to Z-15365/83
NPIC/PEG (10/83)
SL-4/6 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS
TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITE B1, USSR
SPACE LAUNCH SITE E1 IS THE ONLY SPACE LAUNCH SITE AT TYURATAM,
OTHER THAN SPACE LAUNCH SITE Al CAPABLE OF 25X1
LAUNCHING AN SL-4/6 SLV. LAUNCH SITE Al IS CURRENTLY
NONOPERATIONAL AS A RESULT OF AN ON-PAD FAILURE IN LATE
SEPTEMBER. (SWN)
COORDINATES 45-59-45N 063-33-51E
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.
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