STATUS OF SS-7 LAUNCHERS, USSR (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1
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July 14, 2011
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114
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February 1, 1976
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 -TO-p"SVffe+ NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT STATUS OF SS-1 LAUNCHERS, USSR o~ Sft"t--- FEBRUARY 1976 Copy No 2 1 PI R-002/76 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . .- This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Top Secret RUFF 25X1 February 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Recipients of PIR-00276, Status of SS-7 25X1 Launchers, USSR (5 December 1975--7 January 1976) Photo Interpretation Report Dated February 1976 SUBJECT Replacement of Please destroy your copy of attached copy. 25X1 Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 Top Secret RUFF 1. This report summarizes the status of Soviet soft and hard SS-7 launchers observed on KEYHOLE photography from . Seventy- 25X1 eight of the 124 SS-7 soft launchers and 48 of the 66 SS-7 hard launchers were observed. New activity was observed at the soft and hard sites at Drovyanaya and Svobodnyy SSM complexes. All the soft sites at the Svobodnyy SSM Complex are now ''being dismantled. '' Possible new dismantlement activity was also observed at the hard sites at Olovyannaya SSM Complex. (Table 1) was observed at Drovyanaya ICBM Launch Site 1 (BE the roof of 25X1 the control bunker had been removed and the center of both launch pads had been excavated, although not to the 20-meter diameter required by SALT specifications. This launch site is now considered "dismantled.'' The site had previously been the category of "being dismantled'' 25X1 3. at Drovyanaya ICBM Launch Site 4 the propellant storage tanks had been removed from all four propellant storage bunkers. Both SS-7 erectors had been removed from the launch pads. This site is being placed in the category of "being dis- 7r,Y1 renewed dismantlement activity 25X1 mantled." It previously had been operational 4. Launch Site 5 , all four pro at Svobodnyy pellant storage bunkers had been excavated at one end. The north side of the control bunker and the conduit from the control bunker to the launch pads were being unearthed. The SS-7 erectors and launch stands had been removed from the launch pads. This site is being placed in the category of "being dismantled." -1- Top Secret 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Top Secret RUFF 6. Conversion activity had begun in the C group at Tatishchevo SSM Complex , where conversion activity was observed at six of the ten launch sites. Conversion to Type IIIH Silos 7. No additional conversion activity to IIIH silos for the SS-17 missile system was observed at Yedrovo SSM Complex Conversion to Undetermined-Type Silos 8. All components of the Kostroma SSM Complex) were observed No launch site conversion had been started. 25X1 25X1 25X1 I',, 25X1 25X1 le-Silo Modification Programs Oct 75 (TOP SECRET RUFF/ Project 121101NA 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 -2- Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Top Secret RUFF SR RUF F Project 121101NB PIN-019/75, Status of ,;,';-7 Launchers. (TOP SECRET 25X1 7FX1 25X1 TOTAL LAUNCHERS OPERATIONAL LAUNCHERS Drovyanaya Gladkaya Itatka Kostroma 3 6 3 Novosibirsk 6 6 6 Olovyannaya 9 6 Perm 10 3 6 3 Shadrinsk 9 9 Svobodnyy 14 3 Teykovo 12 8 Verkhnyaya Salda 14 6 14 6 Yedrovo 12 6 12 6 Yoshkar-Ola 12 8 Yurya 16 9 16 9 124 66 82 57 Reduced State Being of Readiness Dismantled Dismantled Soft Hard Soft Hard Soft Hard - 3 - 25X1 Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1 Top Secret Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/14: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000400010114-1