LAUNCH AREA G5-G6 TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002100010015-1
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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 29, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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REFERENCE: LAUNCH AREA G5-G6
TYURATAM MISSI:GE TEST CENTER, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: ACTIVIT'Y' IS OBSERVED AT BOTH LAUNCH PADS; THE
GANTRY :LS LOCATED ON PAD G6e
2. REMARKS: LAUNCH AREA G5-G6 CONTAINS 2ROAD-SERVED LAUNCH
PADS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE SERVED BY A SINGLE GANTRY
MOUNTED ON A "Y"-SHAPED TRACK. THE LAUNCH AREA
WAS CONSIDERED COMPLETE IN
3. LOCATION: APPROXII~ZATELY 30 NM NW OF THE TYUR.ATAM MAIN
SUPPORT BASE AND 2.8 NM NNW OF THE LAUNCH COMPLEX
"G" SUPPORT FACILITY.
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6e NEGATION DATE:
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 re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. for information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8. DIl~IENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS:
9. MISSION READOUT:
19 KH-~~ AND 7 KH-7 MISSIONS.
PAD SEPARATION D
GANTRY HEIGHT 70 FT
GANTRY TRACK WIDTH 40 FT
LENGTH OF CYLINDRICAL OBJECT
ON PAD G6
LENGTH CF CYLINDERS ALONG
EAST :FENCELINE
THE GAN`.PRY IS LOCATED ON PAD G6, ALONG WITH A
CYLINDRICAL OBJECT AND A VEHICLE~PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. A PROBABLE
MISSILE TRANSPORTER AND AFOUR-LEGGED APPARATUS WITH A RING NEAR ITS TOP ARE
ON PAD G5.
FOUR VEHICLES~PIECES OF EQUIPMENT' ARE LOCATED IN THE SW CORNER OF THE
LAUNCH AREA, AND 4 OTHERS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN FENCELINE.
FOURTEEN CYLINDERS, EACH APPROXIMATELY ARE ALSO POSITIONED
ALONG THE EASTERN FENCELINE. ONE OF THESE IS LIGHT-TONED AND APPEARS TO BE
SMOOTH AND REGULARLY SHAPED. THE OTHER 13 HAVE A DARK, MOTTLED APPEARANCE
AND MAY BE SLIGHTLY DISTORTED.
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